Inter-Professional High Fidelity Simulation: The Way Forward for End-of-Life Care Education
Journal Title: Palliative Medicine & Hospice Care – Open Journal - Year 2017, Vol 3, Issue 1
Abstract
Providing high quality care for dying patients and their families has been highlighted as a national priority in the United Kingdom (UK)1 with national guidelines and policies existing to provide direction specific to the provision of end-of-life care (EOLC). These include National Institute for Health and Care Excellence ‘Guidance for end-of-life care in adults’. 2 and ‘Endof-life Care Strategy: Promoting high quality care for adults at the end of their life’ from the Department of Health.3 The challenges faced by dying patients are substantial and potentially overwhelming4 and those near the end-of-life may experience perhaps extreme symptoms that include physical, spiritual and psychosocial suffering.5 It is recognised that quality EOLC can only be delivered when the needs of both patients and their support network, such as families, are addressed; taking into account their priorities, preferences and wishes.
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Priscilla Cunningham
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