End of life care
In this lesson, you will learn:
- What end of life care means
- What end of life care involves
- That for care workers end of life care is a practical matter
Table of Contents
- Tutorial Video
- Reading Materials
- ‘End of life care’ on the NHS website
- ‘Death and dying: what to expect’ on the Hospice UK website
- ‘Planning ahead' on the Hospice UK website
- 'End of life care and human rights: A practitioners guide’ by the British Institute of Human Rights and Sue Ryder
- ‘Faith at end of life: A resource for professionals, providers and commissioners working in communities’ by Public Health England
- 'End of life care for adults: service delivery’ by NICE
- ‘Care of dying adults in the last days of life’ by NICE
- ‘Palliative care – Knowledge zone' on the Marie Curie website
- ‘End of life care' on the SCIE website
- ‘Getting it right every time' on the Royal College of Nursing website
- ‘Professionals' on the End of Life Care website
- ‘A different ending: End of life care review’ on the CQC website
- ‘Good end of life care in care homes’ from My Home Life
- Presentation
- Click to launch this lesson’s first presentation ‘Good end of life care’.
- Click to launch this lesson’s second presentation on ‘Legal and ethical issues around end of life care in dementia’ by Hospice UK.
- Click to launch this lesson’s third presentation on ‘Theories around loss & Bereavement’ by the NHS Sheffield Teaching Hospital.
- Good Practice Example
- Interactive Quiz
- Evidence Opportunities
- Extended Learning
- Click to read these documents on ‘The role of care homes in end of life care’ by Public Health England.
- Click to read ‘What’s important to me. A Review of Choice in End of Life Care’ by The Choice in End of Life Care Programme Board.
- Click to read ‘Dying well community charter pathfinder project’ by The National Council for Palliative Care.
- ‘3rd Edition of Care After Death: Registered Nurse Verification of Expected Adult Death (RNVoEAD) guidance’.
- Click to read ‘Ethical Issues - End of life decisions’ on the UK Clinical Ethics Network website.
- Click to access these resources on ‘Legal issues’ from Age UK.
- Click to find an easy read guide for relatives and loved ones of someone who has passed away ‘Information after someone dies in NHS care’ by the NHS.
- ‘Palliative and end of life care’ collection on the Gov UK website.
- ‘Ambitions for palliative and end of life care: A national framework for local action 2015-2020' by the National Palliative and End of Life Care Partnership.
- ‘One chance to get it right' by the Leadership Alliance for the Care of Dying People.
- This is a summary of evidence for the ‘Gold Standards Framework Care Homes (GSFCH) Training programme’.
- Think And Challenge
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