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Mel McEvoy1, Edwin Pugh, John Blenkinsopp
1Cancer and Palliative Care, North Tees and Hartlepool Foundation Trust.
Abstract:
This study describes how clinical staff at an acute hospital developed and introduced a diary tool that improved communication with the relatives (or carers) of patients receiving end-of-life care. The "Relatives'/carers' diary" was given to relatives of patients on the Liverpool Care Pathway. The diary enables relatives to be more meaningfully engaged in end-of-life care. It also enables nurses to monitor the quality of their care and respond quickly to any concerns.
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