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13 What works, for whom and in which circumstances when implementing the namaste advanced dementia care programme in the home setting?
Introduction The Namaste Advanced Demntia Care Programme is a holistic, novel approach based on the five senses, aimed at evoking an emotional response and providing positive ways of communicating ...
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P-68 Person centred care through the lens of the lantern model: using patient outcome measures to evaluate community working in London
Background St Christopher’s Hospice provided a community palliative care service to 7,500 patients in 2022–2023 (St Christopher’s. Quality account: 2022–2023). During which time a local Clinical ...
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Service user perspectives on palliative care education for health and social care professionals supporting people with learning disabilities
1 School of Nursing and Midwifery, Queen's University, Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK 2 School of Nursing, Institute of Nursing and Health Research, University of Ulster, Newtownabbey, Northern Ireland ...
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The nature and importance of quality of therapeutic relationships in the delivery of palliative care to people with intellectual disabilities
Background The importance of the therapeutic relationship in the delivery of palliative care is well recognised. Little has been published on the nature or quality of relationships formed between ...
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174 Making the letter better: a review of quality of discharge letters for patients with palliative care needs at the Royal Derby Hospital
Background Limited local and national evidence demonstrates the quality of information in discharge letters for patients with palliative care needs is poor. 1,2 We aimed to evaluate discharge letters ...
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60 Enabling Excellent End of Life Care in the ICU
Background Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, an estimated 10–20% of the UK population died in the intensive care unit (ICU). 1 Approximately 70% of these deaths occur after decisions to withhold or ...