Discharging patients home from hospital at the end of life.
This article provides an overview of important considerations for the non-palliative care specialist when discharging a dying person home to his or her preferred place of care. A highly practical framework is included for identifying and assessing the patient's needs, and devising a tailored care plan.
Registered Nurse (Adult), Palliative Care Discharge Facilitator (Strategic Lead), Hospital Specialist Palliative Care Team, Robert Ogden Macmillan Centre, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, St James's University Hospital, Leeds LS9 7TF.
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Consultant in Palliative Medicine and Honorary Senior Lecturer, Hospital Specialist Palliative Care Team, Robert Ogden Macmillan Centre, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, St James's University Hospital, Leeds.
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