Aims The primary aim was for 100% of patient discharge summaries to be sent electronically
to primary care and the integrated specialist palliative care team within 24 hours of …

Background Communication between hospital and primary care at discharge is vital to
ensure patients feel supported and prevent crisis readmissions. The hospital palliative care …

All patients admitted to hospital should have a discharge summary completed, including
those that have died during their admission. This ensures good continuity of care between …

Background Provision of hospital discharge information to community palliative care
services helps to ensure continuity of care following hospital admission. However, the …

Introduction All patients admitted to hospital should have a discharge summary completed,
including those that die during their admission. This ensures good continuity of care …

Background In keeping with the 'Care of dying adults in the last days of life'NICE guidelines,
inpatients are consistently prescribed anticipatory medications. However, decisions for …

Abstract Background: Inpatient Palliative Care (PC) consultations help develop a patient-
centered and quality-of-life-focused plan of care for patients with serious illness. Discharge …

Background Patients approaching the end of life have complex care needs which are often
addressed in a variety of healthcare settings. Discharge letters are a critical means of …

The written discharge summary is the main vector of communication and serves as a critical
method of patient information transfer between hospitalist and primary care provider. It is a …

Introduction People discharged from hospital via the fast-track (FT) pathway are all felt to be
approaching the end of life. These patients are likely to need care from a variety of services …