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Using 'gold standards' to raise awareness of palliative care
- Author:
- COLLINS Frances
- Journal article citation:
- Nursing Times, 30.11.04, 2004, pp.30-31.
- Publisher:
- Nursing Times
Reports on an evaluation of the gold standards framework, which is a practice-based system aimed at improving the organisation and quality of palliative care services for patients who are at home in their last 12 months of life. The aim is for patients to receive a better quality service with greater control over their care and an increased likelihood that they will die where they choose.
An evaluation of palliative care services in the community
- Author:
- COLLINS Frances
- Journal article citation:
- Nursing Times, 2004, pp.34-37.
- Publisher:
- Nursing Times
To develop palliative care services it is important to evaluate local services and identifiy any gaps in provision. In this study a mapping exercise and a postal questionannaire were used to attempt to canvass the views of patients and carers using a service in Gloucestershire. Reports on the methodology and the findings of the questionnaire.