title: How to implement the Gold Standards Framework to ensure continuity of care.
abstract: The Gold Standards Framework aims to ensure all patients have a "good death". This article focuses on the framework as a coordinated programme of care for those in the last 12 months of life, irrespective of diagnosis, identifying key actions to support its implementation in primary care.
authors.affiliation: NHS Wirral.
authors.forename: Joanne
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Reynolds
authors.forename: Sue
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Croft
mesh_terms: D003266:Continuity of Patient Care / Q000592:standards*; D006284:Health Plan Implementation / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007318:Inservice Training; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D010166:Palliative Care / Q000592:standards; D010348:Patient Care Team; D013727:Terminal Care / Q000592:standards*