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The role of the general practitioner in caring for people in the last year of their lives

Schöpfer:

King Edward's Hospital Fund for London and Cartwright, Ann

Publication date:

1990

Abstract:

The care given to a random sample of adults who died in 1987 is described retrospectively by relatives and others who had known them. Most praised, or were satisfied with, the care given by general practitioners but both the statistics and the quotations reveal some disconcerting inadequacies in this care, ...
Psychosocial support for dying people : what can primary care trusts do?

Schöpfer:

King's Fund, Levenson, Ros, Shipman, Cathy, and Gillam, Stephen

Publication date:

2002

Abstract:

This discussion paper examines psychosocial provision in the community for dying people, and argues that the new-found commissioning powers of primary care trusts (PCTs) are the key to unlocking better, more integrated care. PCTs are now in the position to: strengthen clinical governance within the new N.I.C.E. guidelines; improve education ...