RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 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
JF Future Healthcare Journal
JO Future Healthc J
FD Royal College of Physicians
SP 59
OP 62
DO 10.7861/fhj.2022-0123
VO 10
IS 1
A1 Elizabeth Sharkey
A1 Jessica Walding
A1 Lowri Evans
A1 Siwan Seaman
YR 2023
UL http://www.rcpjournals.org/content/10/1/59.abstract
AB 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.