title: End of life care pathways: ethical and legal principles.
abstract: Myths have developed surrounding the law and ethical principles in end of life care, which can make care provision at the end of life complex and fraught with potential dilemmas. This article examines three of the most common myths related to the provision of palliative care and highlights their inadequacy when set against the ethical and legal principles on which end of life care pathways are based.
authors.affiliation: Centre for Health and Social Care Research, Faculty of Health and Wellbeing, Sheffield Hallam University. p.allmark@shu.ac.uk
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Allmark
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tod
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D019985:Benchmarking; D019091:Critical Pathways / Q000941:ethics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D005065:Euthanasia / Q000941:ethics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006708:Homicide / Q000941:ethics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D006801:Humans; D007258:Informed Consent / Q000941:ethics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D016743:Mental Competency / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D010166:Palliative Care / Q000941:ethics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D010344:Patient Advocacy / Q000941:ethics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D028662:Principle-Based Ethics; D006113:United Kingdom; D028761:Withholding Treatment / Q000941:ethics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence