title: Collaborative services show positive outcomes for end of life care.
abstract: The authors outline the benefits of participating in the Transforming End of Life Care in Acute Hospitals Programme. The article describes the introduction at Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust of the amber care bundle, an approach used in hospitals when clinicians are concerned that patients are acutely unwell and their potential for recovery is uncertain. The bundle is supported with staff education and carer feedback using the VOICES questionnaire, which carers or relatives fill out post-bereavement. The authors also discuss the potential to measure outcomes to indicate quality, by linking the amber care bundle quality audit and the adapted VOICES questionnaire to demonstrate the impact of the introduction of the amber care bundle.
authors.affiliation: Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust.
authors.forename: Jennifer
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Garside
authors.forename: Teresa
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Barley
authors.forename: Valerie
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Wellings
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D017028:Caregivers / Q000523:psychology*; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D006801:Humans; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000523:psychology*; D010166:Palliative Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D013222:State Medicine / Q000458:organization & administration*; D013727:Terminal Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D006113:United Kingdom