End of life care

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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
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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
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Manchester Care Record adds end-of-life plans

Manchester is incorporating ‘end-of-life’ care plans into its shared records scheme.
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Bellwether

Bristol has some ambitious and unusual ideas for sharing information. Daloni Carlisle reports on the NHS Connecting Care project.
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