End of Life Care
Death and Dying is sometimes described as being a Taboo subject.
Death is a normal part of life, more than a decade ago death was
more common and we as people behaved differently towards it.
Nowadays many people are less comfortable with it.
In recent studies it has been established that 65% of
people wish to die at home because family members would find
it difficult and distressing. Thinking and talking about death and
dying in a practical sort of way can help break down the taboos
that still exist.
The aim of End of Life Care is to provide sensitive and quality
care for all dying patients irrespective of what they are dying
from, and in all care settings such as Hospice, home, hospital,
care home.
Enabling more people to have a choice of care at the End of
Life
End of Life Care would hopefully provide:
- A decrease in the number of individuals who are admitted to
hospital, despite having a wish to die at home.
- Help reduce the number of individuals who are transferred from
a care home to hospital in the last weeks of their life.
- Educate health and social care staff (Doctors, Nurses, GP's and
Ambulance) to understand the needs of those who are the end of
life.
By combining the following:
- Gold Standards Framework
- Liverpool Care Pathway
- Preferred Priorities for Care
For further information regarding End of Life Care within the
North West Ambulance Service please contact: eolc@nwas.nhs.uk
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