Electronic system to improve patients’ end of life care shared nationally
Details about an electronic system which supports those who are receiving end of life care have been published nationally.
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Palliative shared record system adopted by 95% of Somerset GPs
Part of Somerset’s integrated care record programme, EPaCCS provides a ‘single source of truth’ regarding end of life patient care.
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How technology can transform end-of-life care
Ian Bailey, a district nurse and clinical director at EMIS, explores how technology can help transform care for terminally ill patients being cared for at home.
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Leeds Teaching Hospitals demands a little ReSPECT for patients
The Recommended Summary Plan for Emergency Care and Treatment (ReSPECT) is an emergency care plan for recording recommendations arising from discussion between clinician and patient, or those close to the patient.
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Manchester Care Record adds end-of-life plans
Stockport deploys end of life portal
NHS Stockport Clinical Commissioning Group has gone live with a portal to co-ordinate the delivery of services and support to patients with palliative care needs.
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Register cuts Weston deaths in hospital
An electronic end of life register developed by a Somerset consultant has reduced the incidence of deaths in hospital to 10%.
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End of life standard ‘needs work’ – GPs
A new information standard related to recording keeping for end of life care is “not fit for purpose”, GP IT representative Dr Paul Cundy has warned.
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UK does well on end of life care
Technology will be an increasingly important element in delivering end-of-life care at home, according to an analysis which found the UK has one of the best systems for palliative care in the world. Researchers from the Economist Intelligence Unit developed a “quality of death” index to rate end-of-life care services across 40 countries. The UK […]
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Bristol has some ambitious and unusual ideas for sharing information. Daloni Carlisle reports on the NHS Connecting Care project.
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