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Palliative and end of life care for older people — (Best Practice Guide 4.8 reviewed February 2009)
Author(s)	E Burns
Corporate Author	BGS Policy Committee, British Geriatrics Society - BGS
Publisher	British Geriatrics Society - BGS, London, February 2009
Pages	unnumbered
Source	Download document (6/5/09): http://www.bgs.org.uk/Publications/Compendium/comp...
Keywords	Terminal care ; Pain ; Standards of provision ; Guides, guide books.
Annotation	The National End of Life Care Strategy for England was published in 2008, and similar initiatives are being produced by Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. This Best Practice Guide suggests improved education, improved communication with the palliative care team, and an integrated care pathway as most important in such a strategy. It defines palliative, terminal and specialist palliative care. It lists those issues in end of life care of older people on which research studies have identified inadequacies. It considers elements that are important to a good death, noting the appendix which lists the 12 principles of a good death as identified by Age Concern, as well as legal and ethical aspects of end of life care, also the role of the geriatrician. (RH).
Accession Number	CPA-090512207 E
Classmark	LV: CT7: 583: 69N
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