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Best practice for care in the last days of life

Best practice for care in the last days of life Feature Deborah Murphy, Maria Bolger and Ruth Agar Marie Curie Palliative Care Institute Liverpool 3. The development of a national continuous Best practice quality improvement programme for care of the dying across all care settings is a powerful lever to improve the care of for care in the dying to the level of the best. Irrespective of age, diagnosis or place of care, the last days the LCP can act as a catalyst in achieving these challenges. of life The choice agenda When there are differences in care to the extent that we have read in Joanna Black’s We know that at least 513,000 people die in article, the calls for a stronger and more England per year (see Table 1). We believe that strategic approach to care of the dying should care of the dying is everyone’s business and all be heard. In this article, Deborah Murphy, those who are dying deserve the best care for Maria Bolger and Ruth Agar explain about the themselves and their carers. Liverpool Care Pathway (LCP), which is helping to set standards for the future. Table 1 Deaths per year in England Society repeatedly demands for individuals to have Number of deaths http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Working with Older People Emerald Publishing

Best practice for care in the last days of life

Murphy, Deborah; Bolger, Maria; Agar, Ruth
Working with Older People , Volume 11 (3): 4 – Sep 1, 2007
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1366-3666
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Feature Deborah Murphy, Maria Bolger and Ruth Agar Marie Curie Palliative Care Institute Liverpool 3. The development of a national continuous Best practice quality improvement programme for care of the dying across all care settings is a powerful lever to improve the care of for care in the dying to the level of the best. Irrespective of age, diagnosis or place of care, the last days the LCP can act as a catalyst in achieving these challenges. of life The choice agenda When there are differences in care to the extent that we have read in Joanna Black’s We know that at least 513,000 people die in article, the calls for a stronger and more England per year (see Table 1). We believe that strategic approach to care of the dying should care of the dying is everyone’s business and all be heard. In this article, Deborah Murphy, those who are dying deserve the best care for Maria Bolger and Ruth Agar explain about the themselves and their carers. Liverpool Care Pathway (LCP), which is helping to set standards for the future. Table 1 Deaths per year in England Society repeatedly demands for individuals to have Number of deaths

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Published: Sep 1, 2007

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