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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

Patient's physical or medical needs

  • 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

  • Company of loved ones
  • Spiritual or religious needs

Carers' needs

  • Spouse or other loved one
  • Child carers

History

Sources

  • Journal of Pain and Symptom Management
  • [https://www.jpsmjournal.com/article/S0885-3924(21)00656-4/fulltext]
  • [https://www.jpsmjournal.com/article/S0885-3924(21)00673-4/fulltext]
  • [https://www.jpsmjournal.com/article/S0885-3924(21)00612-6/fulltext]
  • Royal College of Nursing
  • [https://www.rcn.org.uk/-/media/Royal-College-Of-Nursing/Documents/Publications/2015/June/Getting-it-right-every-time.pdf]