2003
DOI: 10.7748/cnp2003.05.2.4.33.c72
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Place of death: Hobson’s Choice or patient choice?

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“…Many patients, including those discharged after an admission, do not manage to stay at home and instead die as inpatients 3 6 19. A significant proportion of patients experience an emergency admission from home, after which it may not be possible to arrange discharge.…”
Section: Place Of Deathmentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…Many patients, including those discharged after an admission, do not manage to stay at home and instead die as inpatients 3 6 19. A significant proportion of patients experience an emergency admission from home, after which it may not be possible to arrange discharge.…”
Section: Place Of Deathmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Studies have questioned patients early in their disease and later on, and longitudinal studies have followed patients through the course of their disease 46. There are also data from relatives about their loved ones’ wishes, obtained both before and after the patient’s death 4 5 7.…”
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“…Programmes in support of this policy include a £6 million Government investment in education and training for district nurses (DNs) in palliative care, and an End of Life Care Strategy which is supporting the wider uptake of three initiatives: the Gold Standards Framework (GSF), the Liverpool Care Pathway, and Preferred Place of Care plans to enhance the choice of dying at home if patients wish. [1][2][3][4][5][6][7] These programmes are taking place in a time of major change in the organisation and delivery of primary care. In particular, the introduction of a new contract for NHS general practitioners (GP) and the reconfiguration of out-of-hours services have altered the activities of GPs, and may affect their role in the provision of palliative care.…”
Section: A Postal Survey Of London Gps Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The shock and isolation expressed by participants illustrated the need for continuous professional support and not to assume that disease recurrence is less devastating news than the initial diagnosis. Another reported communication issue was on preferred place of care (Storey et al 2003). Here participants emphasised that where service users were transferred to hospice or hospital in the last weeks or days of life, their partners felt that decision-making was resource-led rather than based on quality-of-life assessments.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%