End of life care in England and Wales is the care given to a person in the last days of their life. There is some overlap with palliative care. NHS guidance says that end of life care should be personalised, which means that a health or social care professional needs to conduct a holistic, personalised assessment of the dying person's needs, and professionals should agree a plan that takes those needs into account.
Patient's goals, wishes and views edit
- Connect with Mental capacity in England and Wales
- Death planning
- Advance direction
- Location: Clinical setting such as hospital; hospice; care home; own home
Patient's physical or medical needs edit
- Clinical signs and symptoms, pain management and relief of distress
- Agitation and/or delirium
- Hydration
- Anticipatory prescription, "just in case" prescription
- Dyspnea and death rattle
- Social care
Patient's social or psychological needs edit
- Company of loved ones
- Spiritual or religious needs
Carers' needs edit
- Spouse or other loved one
- Child carers