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End of life care for adults: service delivery

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  • Reference number: NG142
  • Published:  16 October 2019
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Evidence reviews – October 2019

The following documents contain the evidence that was used to develop these recommendations:

  • Identifying people who may be entering the last year of life
  • Timing of referral to palliative care services
  • Barriers to accessing end of life care services
  • Care coordinator and lead healthcare professional
  • Multiprofessional team
  • Advance care planning
  • Involving carers
  • Carer support services
  • Information sharing
  • Service provision
  • Out-of-hours services
  • Additional services and inappropriate admissions
  • Optimal transition and facilitating discharge

This page was last updated: 16 October 2019

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