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| How to improve end of life care in acute hospitals | | Author(s) | Merryn Gott, Jane Seymour, Michael Bennett |
| Journal title | Nursing Older People, vol 21, no 7, September 2009 |
| Pages | pp 26-29 |
| Source | http://www.nursingolderpeople.co.uk |
| Keywords | Terminal care ; Hospital services ; Nurses. |
| Annotation | A greater emphasis on palliative care can help counter failures that lead to the poor care of older people who end their lives in hospital. This article highlights the need to improve care for older people dying in acute hospitals. It discusses the role that nurses have to play in promoting better care and in making the necessary changes easier. A 3-year project funded by the National Institute for Health Research under the Service Delivery and Organisation (SDO) programme aims to contribute to the evidence base for generalist palliative care management in acute hospitals in England. The reader is directed to a website (www.transitionstopalliativecare.co.uk) for more information about the project. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-100203512 A |
| Classmark | LV: LD: QTE |
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