The Needs Assessment Tool for Carers: how GPs can help care for carers One of the most troubling aspects of caring for people at the end of life is caring for those left behind. The problem is simple – everyone focusses on the ill... Read more... 2/02/2016 | Health Professionals | GPs Tags: End-of-Life Care Views: 581
The End-of-Life Clinical Audit - a GP's experience It seems to me, as time goes by, that medicine becomes more and more fragmented. We don’t seem to consider our patients as a whole person anymore. Instead, our patients... Read more... 15/12/2015 | Health Professionals | GPs Tags: End-of-Life Care Views: 661
Fitting the pieces together: Completing the big picture puzzle of a coherent... A fundamental aspect of palliative care is that it is supposed to be “holistic care”. At an individual level, this emphasises the requirement to not only consider... Read more... 8/12/2015 | Health Professionals | GPs Tags: End-of-Life Care Views: 812
Living longer, dying better The care that people receive as they approach the end of their life really does matter. It matters to the person, it matters to the people who love them, and it is a reflection... Read more... 10/11/2015 | Health Professionals | GPs Tags: End-of-Life Care Views: 917