Medically led, patient-centred, future care planning for patients predicted to be in their last
year of life is possible on the complex care ward of an acute hospital, where patients often …

'A coordinated, systematic model of patient-centred advance care planning using non-
medical advance care planning facilitators, assists in identifying and respecting patient's end …

Advance care planning is an opportunity for patients to express their priorities for future care.
NHS England has outlined a commitment to end-of-life care, advocating a shift towards more …

In England, as in other parts of the world, Advance Care Planning is becoming increasingly
important as a means to improve care for all people nearing the end of life. The Department …

Objective: This report will present the case of an elderly woman with rapidly declining health
admitted to hospital from a nursing home. It will discuss benefits of advance care planning …

The urgent need for initiatives aimed at addressing barriers to improving the quality of
palliative and end oflife care was highlighted by a report released in the UK during 2007 …

Objective To investigate the impact of advance care planning on end of life care in elderly
patients. Design Prospective randomised controlled trial. Setting Single centre study in a …

Ensuring the centrality of the patient and family's voice in treatment decision-making is one
of the most important goals for achieving patient and family-centred late life care (1, 2). Many …

Optimal communication about prognosis and end of life issues has been identified by
patients and their carers as one of the most important aspects of care at the end of life (1). As …

We wish to raise the following points about the article 'An evaluation of the implementation of
a programme to improve end-of-life care in nursing homes'. Palliative Medicine 2009; 23 …