Guidance
Update information
August 2016: Recommendation 1.1.12 was deleted and a link added to NICE's guideline on controlled drugs: safe use and management, which has newer advice on the topic. Two out of date recommendations for research were also deleted.
Minor changes since publication
September 2024: We added links to relevant technology appraisal guidance in the section on management of constipation.
March 2016: Reference to the Liverpool Care Pathway was deleted.
ISBN: 978-1-4731-2035-8