The Liverpool Care Pathway for the Dying (LCP): Lost in translation and a tale of elephants, men, myopia - And a horse

Palliative Medicine

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 3-7

  George, Rob ^a,b   Martin, Jonathan ^c,d   Robinson, Vicky ^a,b  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b GUY'S AND ST THOMAS' NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c St Joseph's Hospice   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DYING; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; REVIEW; SEDATION; TERMINAL CARE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CLINICAL PATHWAY; COMMUNICATION DISORDER; ECONOMICS; HOSPICE CARE; NEOPLASMS; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; QUALITY CONTROL; STANDARDS; THEORETICAL MODEL; TRENDS; UNITED KINGDOM;

BENCHMARKING; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMMUNICATION BARRIERS; CRITICAL PATHWAYS; ENGLAND; HOSPICE CARE; HUMANS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; NEOPLASMS; PALLIATIVE CARE; PATIENT-CENTERED CARE; STATE MEDICINE; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 84890930245     PISSN: 02692163     EISSN: 1477030X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0269216313514706     Document Type: Review

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