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Palliative role in dementia
- Author:
- PITT Vern
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 8.4.10, 2010, pp.26-27.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
With funding from the King's Fund, the care and supported housing provider Housing 21 began a two year pilot for a Dementia Voice nurse service in Westminster to tackle the neglect of dementia patients' end-of-life needs. This article looks at the role of the Dementia Voice nurse appointed and the results from the pilot so far. The pilot ends in December 2010.
Promoting excellence in pain management and palliative care for social workers
- Authors:
- OTIS-GREEN Shirley, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Social Work in End-of-Life and Palliative Care, 4(2), October 2008, pp.120-134.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia
Social workers may lack the necessary skills for effective pain management and to address the psychosocial needs of seriously ill patients and their families. Promoting Excellence in Pain Management and Palliative Care for Social Workers was conceived as an annual national educational program designed to enhance the core skills necessary to equip social work professionals with these skills. A pilot one-day course was run in 2006 and responding to feedback from that pilot was expanded in 2007 to a two-day course. Objectives included: Identifying key aspects of quality pain and symptom management including non-traditional and culturally diverse strategies, Linking the four domains (physical, social, psychological, spiritual) of quality end-of-life care to social work practice, Discussing the importance of the social work role in completing a comprehensive bio-psychosocial-spiritual assessment, Identifying interventions appropriate for social workers to use in the palliative care setting and exploring various advocacy strategies to promote excellence in pain management and palliative care within participants’ settings. A 500 page course syllabus was included for each participant. Feedback from participants was consistently positive, with 92% saying that they would be interested in attending the course again in the future, and that they appreciated that the training was designed specifically for social workers.
Hop on the bus
- Author:
- PITT Vern
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 19.11.09, 2009, pp.30-31.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
The Hospice Outreach Project (Hop) in Essex uses a mobile hospice to take end-of-life care into the community is described. The outreach project provides information, counselling, support and a point of access to other hospice services.
Job swap
- Author:
- BURGER Helen
- Journal article citation:
- Viewpoint, January 2009, pp.20-21.
- Publisher:
- Mencap/Gateway
The North Staffordshire Palliative Care Project aims to provide support and advice on palliative care to people with a learning disability and their families and carers. This article reports on an innovative project, where learning disability and palliative care nurses are sharing expertise.
Overcoming fear of death
- Author:
- TAYLOR Ann
- Journal article citation:
- Nursing Times, 11.09.07, 2007, pp.18-19.
- Publisher:
- Nursing Times
When team of bereavement support nurses realised patients often used metaphor to talk about death and dying they decided to use it as a therapeutic tool. This article looks at work at the Priscilla Bacon Centre for Specialist Palliative Care Services in Norwich and their use of 'The Locked Box' approach.
An end of life care training programme from hospice staff
- Authors:
- LANSDELL John, MAHONEY Mary
- Journal article citation:
- Nursing and Residential Care, 13(9), September 2011, pp.438-440.
- Publisher:
- MA Healthcare Ltd.
- Place of publication:
- London
Seventeen percent of deaths occur in care homes where there may be inadequate end-of-life training of staff. This article discusses a study funded by St Catherine’s Hospice, Crawley into developing end-of-life care competence in care homes. The 3-year study aimed to drive up standards of end-of-life care in care homes to a level of ‘best practice’ by providing a clearer, structured model for ongoing education and support. In year 1, the training programme identified competency requirements through meetings with hospice and key care home staff. In year 2, a 5-day competency course was held which incorporated the competency requirements developed within year 1 as well as focusing on implementing palliative care in non-specialist settings. The care home staff who attended this course shared their learning with the rest of the home. In year 3, competence assessments were linked with homes’ appraisal frameworks to ensure long-term follow on. The article concludes by discussing a competency package that could be disseminated to other care homes.
Developing an end-of-life benchmark in acute care
- Authors:
- WARREN Tracey, FREER Sarah, MOLINARI Melanie
- Journal article citation:
- Nursing Times, 1.11.11, 2011, pp.15-17.
- Publisher:
- Nursing Times
The Essence of Care Benchmarking is a national tool designed to improve the quality of care, but it has no benchmark that focuses on end-of-life care. Nottingham University Hospitals used the Essence of Care Benchmarking programme to review and improve end-of life care in acute care. This article looks at how the end-of-life care benchmark was developed and how it improved practice. It includes a list of indicators of best practice from the NUH End of Life benchmark.
End of life care for people with dementia: a best practice guide
- Authors:
- KELLY Fiona, INNES Anthea
- Publisher:
- University of Stirling. Dementia Services Development Centre
- Publication year:
- 2010
- Pagination:
- 47p., bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Stirling
This guide highlights the contribution staff can make in ensuring that the palliative and end of life care of people with dementia fits their needs and preferences. The resource begins by setting the scene, discussing the principles of palliative care and making the distinction between generalist and specialist palliative care. It tackles issues such as the discomfort people may feel when talking about death and dying. The writers then turn to the different care contexts looking at; the issues for people with dementia and family carers at home, transition between care settings, and care in residential or nursing homes, pain control, the concept of a good death and support for staff following the death of a resident. The final section considers specific issues such as cultural diversity, spiritual care, decision making, dilemmas in care, artificial nutrition, and advance directives. The resource includes practice examples, practitioner tips, references to research literature, a summary of policy developments and web links.
Improving the quality of dying
- Author:
- DUTTON Rachel
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Care Services Management, 3(3), April 2009, pp.258-260.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
People with dementia are less likely to be referred to palliative care teams than those without dementia and, as a result, their pain levels and care needs are consistently under-diagnosed and under-treated. This paper describes a new service offering end-of-life care for people with dementia across a number of London boroughs. The Dementia Voice Nurse acts as a expert practitioner, advocate and facilitator and will liaise with the family, GP and other services.
Beginning of the end
- Author:
- CARLISLE Daloni
- Journal article citation:
- Health Service Journal, 18.6.09, 2009, pp.22-24.
- Publisher:
- Emap Healthcare
Most people say they would prefer to die at home by many do not as end of life care has traditionally been neglected. This article looks at how this is beginning to change and highlights examples of good practice. Examples from Norfolk and Liverpool are included where the Marie Curie Delivering Choice programme is improving practice.