CareSearch GP resources

CareSearch tools and checklists for GPs

The following forms, checklists and tools have been developed or reproduced by CareSearch / palliAGED to assist you in providing palliative care. These may be downloaded for free.

Assessment

• Interactive SPICT Tool (298kb pdf)
• Needs Assessment Tool for Carers of people with a Chronic Condition NAT-CC form (271kb pdf)
• Needs Assessment Tool for Carers of People with Advanced Cancer (NAT-C) (259kb pdf)
• Needs Assessment for Progressive Disease NAT-PD form (128kb pdf)
  
  

Planning care

• Communication Starters for difficult conversations (125kb pdf)
• MBS remuneration to support a planned general practice palliative care pathway - RAC
• MBS remuneration to support a planned general practice palliative care pathway - Home care
• Checklist for a Home Death (236kb pdf)
• The palliAGEDgp app
• palliAGED case conference forms
• Using the palliAGED conference forms (66kb pdf)
• Case Conference Checklist - home care (407kb pdf)
• Case Conference Checklist - residential care (403kb pdf)
• Invitation to attend a case conference - GPs (189kb pdf)
• Confirmation of a case conference - GPs (184kb pdf)
• Information for you and your family - What is palliative care and why do you need a case conference (148kb pdf)
• Invitation for you and your family (184kb pdf)
• Confirmation for You and Your Family (191kb pdf)
• Staff Communication Sheet (163kb pdf)
• Palliative Care Case Conference Summary - Home Care (230kb pdf)
• Palliative Care Case Conference Summary - Residential Care (225kb pdf)
  
  

Clinical decisions

• Abbey Pain scale (1.06MB pdf)
• Delirium - Confusion Assessment Method (CAM) Tool (1.98MB pdf)
• Prescribing tips on how to start an opioid (258kb pdf)
  
  

The dying patient

• Checklist for a Home Death (236kb pdf)
• Medicines for terminal care from the PBS Prescriber's bag (147kb pdf)
  
  

Supporting families

• What is palliative care? (627kb pdf)
• Palliative Care Support for Patients, Carers, and Families (1.32MB pdf)
• Emergency Contact List (163kb pdf)
• Medicines List (304kb pdf)
• Information about case conferences and palliative care (148kb pdf)
• Self-Care for carers (206kb pdf)
• Breakthrough pain medication diary (1.74MB pdf)
• Interactive SPICT-4ALL Tool (299kb pdf)
  
  

Remuneration

• MBS items for General Practitioners for patients in primary health care (200kb pdf)
• MBS items for General Practitioners for patients in residential aged care (181kb pdf)
  
  

To share with interdisciplinary team members as appropriate

• MBS items for Nurse Practitioners (167kb pdf)
• MBS items for Allied Health professionals (221kb pdf)
• Remuneration for Community Pharmacists (148kb pdf)
• Dose Administration Aid Suitability Check - for Pharmacists (117kb pdf)