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| Exceptional care at the end of life | | Author(s) | Lynne Greenwood |
| Journal title | Health Service Journal, no 6207, 20 May 2010 |
| Pages | pp 20-21 |
| Source | www.hsj.co.uk |
| Keywords | Terminal care ; National Health Service ; Health Authorities and Trusts ; Management [care] ; Bereavement. |
| Annotation | The 2008 end of life care strategy allocated £286m to primary care trusts (PCTs). This article looks at some of the innovations and improvements that are being made with this money. Examples range from a tool to manage the care of patients with uncertain prognosis, to facilities for newly bereaved relatives and carers. An example of the former is a form of personalised care called AMBER (assessment, management, best practice, engagement for recovery). Funded by Guys' and St Thomas' Charity, AMBER has been developed in partnership with clinical specialists and patient and carer groups. An example of the latter is a new bereavement suite at Southend University Hospital Foundation Trust, which incorporates provision of a registrar on site to prevent relatives having to make a separate visit to register a death. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-100527201 A |
| Classmark | LV: L4: L4A: QA: DW * |
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