Norway has one of the lowest home death rates in Europe. However, it is the health authorities´ ambition to increase this by facilitating palliative care at home. The aim of this study was to achieve more insight, through home care nurses and general practitioners, of conditions that facilitate or hamper more time at home and more home deaths for patients with terminal disease and short life expectancy.
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The article discusses some important issues to consider when responding to emotions experienced by patients in palliative care. Topics mentioned include the need for health experts to correctly interpret a patient's body language to understand the full extent of what they are feeling, how district nurses can help patients to regulate their emotions to improve their wellbeing, and the importance of being aware that a patient will often be experiencing a range of emotions at any one time. To read the full article, log in using your NHS OpenAthens details.
University Hospitals of North Midlands has launched an appeal for members of the public to return any medical equipment no longer required. The Trust is seeking the return of Mckinley T34 syringe pumps, which are predominantly used for patients receiving care at the end of life. The cost of replacing these pieces of equipment could amount to more than £50,000 a year.
This report begins to highlight and challenge professional reluctance to engage in conversations with patients about uncertainty, treatment ceilings, resuscitation status and death. It offers some ‘mythbusters’ to get physicians thinking and signposts to tools and educational resources to support physicians and other healthcare professionals.