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The route to success in end of life care
— achieving quality for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people | | Author(s) | Bridget Moss, Tes Smith, Kathryn Almack |
| Corporate Author | National End of Life Care Programme, NHS, Department of Health - DH; St Helena Hospice, Colchester; University of Nottingham |
| Publisher | National End of Life Care Programme, [London], 2012 |
| Pages | 34 pp |
| Source | www.endoflifecareforadults.nhs.uk |
| Keywords | Gay men ; Lesbians ; Bi-sexuals ; Transexuals ; Terminal care ; National Health Service ; Standards of provision ; Case studies. |
| Annotation | The Department of Health's End of Life Care Strategy (DH, 2008) emphasised the need to raise the quality of care provided to dying people and their loved ones. This practical implementation document aims to provide a guide for everyone working with lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people, and for LGBT people themselves, whether dying or receiving end of life care. It is intended to support practitioners and staff caring for LGBT people to engage with key professionals, and to ensure that those who may be in the last months of life receive high quality end-of-life care. The guide follows the six steps of the End of Life Care Pathway laid out in the national End of Life Care Strategy (2008), beginning with initiating discussions as end-of-life approaches and concluding with care after death. Each section outlines the relevant steps of the pathway, identifies issues to consider about the individual's care, and links to the practitioner and/or staff role in that care. The guide includes case studies highlighting best practice, and suggests further information resources. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-170203004 B |
| Classmark | ES6DA: ES6DB: ES6E: ES6G: LV: L4: 583: 69P |
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