Community care policy and end-of-life care: one patient's story.
This article examines the effect of community care policy on the care of a young woman with a terminal illness from a minority ethnic group. Current NHS policy advocates collaboration between health and social care agencies to provide a seamless service for patients. The article considers aspects of interagency and interprofessional collaboration, teamwork and patient empowerment and analyses how beneficial these factors were in a patient's care. It also examines the concept of health promotion within the sphere of palliative care.
Clough
Anita
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Ripley Medical Centre, Ripley, Derbyshire.
D000328:Adult; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary / Q000628:therapy; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D003153:Community Health Services / Q000592:standards*; D004739:England; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D010348:Patient Care Team; D013222:State Medicine; D013727:Terminal Care / Q000592:standards*