Transitions to palliative care for older people in acute hospitals: a mixed-methods study
Gott M, Ingleton C, Gardiner C, Richards N, Cobb M, Ryan A, Noble B, Bennett M, Seymour J, Ward S, Parker C
Record ID 32014001330
English
Authors' objectives:
(1) to explore how transitions to a palliative care approach are managed and experienced in acute hospitals and to identify best practice from the perspective of clinicians and service users; (2) to examine the extent of potentially avoidable hospital admissions amongst hospital inpatients with palliative care needs.
Authors' recommendations:
Patients with palliative care needs represent a significant proportion of the hospital inpatient population. There is a significant gap between NHS policy regarding palliative and end-of-life care management in acute hospitals in England and current practice.
Details
Project Status:
Completed
Year Published:
2013
URL for published report:
http://www.journalslibrary.nihr.ac.uk/hsdr/hsdr01110/#/abstract
English language abstract:
An English language summary is available
Publication Type:
Not Assigned
Country:
England, United Kingdom
MeSH Terms
- Aged
- Aged, 80 and over
- Patient Care Team
- Patient Transfer
- Primary Health Care
Contact
Organisation Name:
NIHR Health Services and Delivery Research programme
Contact Address:
NIHR Journals Library, National Institute for Health and Care Research, Evaluation, Trials and Studies Coordinating Centre, Alpha House, University of Southampton Science Park, Southampton SO16 7NS, UK
Contact Name:
journals.library@nihr.ac.uk
Contact Email:
journals.library@nihr.ac.uk
Copyright:
Queen's Printer and Controller of HMSO
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