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Having vision: The role of quality improvement in sustaining rates of corneal donation in a hospice, and the impact of this through the COVID pandemic

Elizabeth Sharkey, Jessica Walding, Lowri Evans and Siwan Seaman
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.7861/fhj.2022-0123
Future Healthc J March 2023
Elizabeth Sharkey
AUniversity Hospital of Wales, Cardiff, UK
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Jessica Walding
BSt Michael's Hospice, North Hampshire, UK
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Lowri Evans
CSwansea Bay University Health Board, Port Talbot, UK
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Siwan Seaman
DMarie Curie Hospice Cardiff and the Vale, Cardiff, UK
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Abstract

Understanding patients' wishes regarding organ and tissue donation is an important aspect of advance care planning (ACP). Many patients with life-limiting illnesses are still eligible to be corneal donors. A quality improvement (QI) approach has promoted a positive change in culture at an inpatient hospice, making the discussion of patients' wishes on corneal donation the norm. This cultural change led to a sustained high rate of such discussions, despite the multitude of challenges presented by the COVID-19 pandemic.

KEYWORDS:
  • Anticipatory care planning
  • corneal donation
  • palliative care
  • quality improvement
  • tissue donation
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Having vision: The role of quality improvement in sustaining rates of corneal donation in a hospice, and the impact of this through the COVID pandemic
Elizabeth Sharkey, Jessica Walding, Lowri Evans, Siwan Seaman
Future Healthc J Mar 2023, fhj.2022-0123; DOI: 10.7861/fhj.2022-0123

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Having vision: The role of quality improvement in sustaining rates of corneal donation in a hospice, and the impact of this through the COVID pandemic
Elizabeth Sharkey, Jessica Walding, Lowri Evans, Siwan Seaman
Future Healthc J Mar 2023, fhj.2022-0123; DOI: 10.7861/fhj.2022-0123
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