Communication diary to aid care at the end of life.
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.
Cancer and Palliative Care, North Tees and Hartlepool Foundation Trust.
Mel
M
McEvoy
Edwin
E
Pugh
John
J
Blenkinsopp
D003142:Communication; D004282:Documentation; D006801:Humans; D013727:Terminal Care; D006113:United Kingdom