Views of relatives, carers and staff on end of life care pathways
Ann Jackson Associate professor of interprofessional education, Institute of Clinical Education, Warwick Medical School, University of Warwick
Judith Purkis Senior teaching fellow, Institute of Clinical Education, Warwick Medical School, University of Warwick
Elizabeth Burnham Research nurse, Institute of Health, School of Health and Social Studies, University of Warwick
Gillian Lewando Hundt Professor of social sciences in health, Institute of Health, School of Health and Social Studies, University of Warwick
Loraine Blaxter Senior research fellow, Institute of Health, School of Health and Social Studies, University of Warwick
Ann Jackson and colleagues examine findings from a study of relatives’ and nurses’ opinions on the care of patients who die within 48 hours of admission to hospital
More people die in hospital than at home (Department of Health (DH) 2008). Yet, many people do not want to die in hospital, which can be an inappropriate environment for end of life care. The government’s end of life care strategy (DH 2008) and the NHS (2009) end of life care programme (EOLCP) state that people should be able to choose where they die. This article reports on the findings of a study on end of life care of decisions by patients, relatives and care professionals, and their perceptions of care pathways in the last 48 hours of life. It also highlights the challenges that must be overcome in acute and community settings for the aims of the EOLCP to be met.
Emergency Nurse.
17, 10, 22-26.
doi: 10.7748/en2010.03.17.10.22.c7616
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