title: Improving practice with the Liverpool Care Pathway.
abstract: The Liverpool Care Pathway for the Dying Patient (LCP) is an evidence-based document that acts as a guide for health care professionals when caring for patients in the last days of their lives.
authors.affiliation: Daventry and South Northants PCT.
authors.forename: Amanda
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Taylor
mesh_terms: D019091:Critical Pathways / Q000458:organization & administration*; D004282:Documentation; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D006285:Health Planning; D006801:Humans; D008495:Medical Oncology / Q000458:organization & administration; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000628:therapy*; D009737:Nursing Records; D009859:Oncology Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D013222:State Medicine / Q000458:organization & administration; D013727:Terminal Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D017749:Total Quality Management / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006113:United Kingdom