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Death and dying are inevitable. The quality and accessibility of this care will affect all of us. The needs of people of all ages who are living with dying, death and bereavement, their families, carers and communities, must be addressed, taking into account their priorities, preferences and wishes.
Jane Cummings has today reacted to criticisms over the way nurses have discussed end of life care with elderly patients. Writing in a blog, England’s Chief Nursing Officer says she was disappointed at reports claiming dialogue with patients over their wishes concerning resuscitation was handled in a blunt and impersonal way. She praised the “thousands […]
Professor Alf Collins, Professor Jonathan Silverman and Dr Andrew McDonald’s blog on the three compelling reasons why we should focus on improving communication between patients and healthcare professionals, following the recent publication of Goals of Care. National survey data tells us that patients want more support to help them manage their health and wellbeing, and […]
Ewing et al (2013) developed a brief evidence-based Carer Support Needs Assessment Tool (CSNAT) suitable for everyday practice.
A study by Lliffe et al (2015) highlighted that incontinence is known to be one of the factors influencing decisions for people with dementia to be admitted into care homes. They suggested that clinical practice is varied and even unresponsive to issues of combined dementia and incontinence.
EVIDEM-C: promoting continence and managing incontinence with people with dementia living at home.
The End of Life Care study (EVIDEM-EoL) by Lliffe et al (2015) explored the experiences of people with dementia and their families at the end of life and showed how they could be improved by promoting collaboration between care homes and general practice.
EVIDEM-EoL: quality of care at the end of life.
Leading change A Senior Learning Disability Nurse (SLDN) and Senior Nurse Specialist in Palliative Care addressed unwarranted variation in end of life care for people with learning disabilities in Hertfordshire through education of staff and adapting the end of life model used in care homes. Where to look Hertfordshire County Council Community Learning Disability Nursing […]
Ipswich and East Suffolk have improved integration across end of life services which has led to an integrated approach between care homes, GPs, community, out of hours and the ambulance service enabling patients’ choices to be met.
As Programme Lead at West Midlands Strategic Clinical Networks and Clinical Senate, Laura Tooley highlights national guidance and invites us to consider our role in this emotive yet important area of care. It seems a long time ago now that the 2008 End of Life Care Strategy (DH) was published. Seven years on we have […]
More than half of England’s care home residents have received their spring covid-19 vaccine from the NHS in the past four weeks. Over 155,000 people (52%) have received the potentially life-saving jab since the NHS began administering it in older adult care homes on Monday 15 April. Overall, 2.5 million people across England have now […]
Thousands of patients with sickle cell disorder are to be offered a new “life-changing” treatment on the NHS from today (3 May), following the approval and roll-out of a new drug that could significantly improve their quality of life. Up to 4,000 people with sickle cell disease in England could benefit from the drug Voxelotor […]