30 April 2008

END OF LIFE CARE

Improving Choice at End of Life - A descriptive analysis of the impact and costs of The Marie Curie Delivering Choice Programme in Lincolnshire (23rd April 2008)
This paper provides a descriptive analysis of the impact and costs of new services as part of the Marie Curie Delivering Choice Programme, which was launched in 2004. Delivery of care for patients at the end of their lives is becoming an increasing policy concern. Although the majority of people report that they would choose to die in their home, only a minority of patients achieve this wish. The Delivering Choice Programme aims to develop and help provide the best possible service for patients at the end of their lives.
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Improving Environments for Care at End of Life - Lessons from eight UK pilot programmes (23rd April)
In 2006 a pilot programme was launched in partnership with six NHS trusts, supported by their charities, and two Marie Curie Cancer Care hospices to improve Environments for Care at End of Life. The objective was to see whether the King’s Fund run Enhancing the Healing Environment (EHE) could be adapted to these sensitive health care environments. As a result of the pilot programme the Department of Health has funded an extension of the programme in a further 20 health care environments in England. This report shares the lessons learnt from this project.
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