Support individuals during the last days of life
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
- ‘Understanding death and dying’ 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
- ‘End of life care' on the SCIE website
- ‘Good end of life care in care homes’ from My Home Life
- Laser Learning reading text ‘Telling a relative that their loved one has died'
- Presentation
- Good Practice Example
- Interactive Quiz
- Evidence Opportunities
- Extended Learning
- The Leadership Alliance for the Care of Dying People (LACDP) worked to produce ‘One change to get it right: Improving people’s experience of care in the last few days and hours of life’
- This document, produced by the Department of Health, looks at ‘End of Life Strategy: promoting high quality care for all adults at the end of life’
- The Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE) produced a research briefing ‘End of life care for people with dementia living in care homes’
- This is a summary of evidence for the ‘Gold Standards Framework Care Homes (GSFCH) Training programme’
- Click on the link to open this NHS Choices section of videos on ‘End of life care’ and watch videos relevant to your role
- The SCIE have a selection of videos relevant to ‘End of life care’
- Think And Challenge
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