Can comprehensive specialised end-of-life care be provided at home? Lessons from a study of an innovative consultant-led community service in the UK

European Journal of Cancer Care

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 253-266

  Noble, B ^a   King, N ^b   Woolmore, A ^c   Hughes, P ^d   Winslow, M ^d   Melvin, J ^e   Brooks, J ^b   Bravington, A ^f   Ingleton, C ^d   Bath, P A ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HUDDERSFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^c IMS Consulting Group   (France)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^e South Manchester Clinical Commissioning Group   (United Kingdom)

^f UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

End of life care; Home care services; Home death; Mixed methods evaluation; Preferred place of care death; Specialist palliative care

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; COMMUNITY CARE; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HOME CARE; HOSPICE CARE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STANDARDS; TERMINAL CARE; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HOME CARE SERVICES; HOSPICE CARE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PALLIATIVE CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TERMINAL CARE; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84923300021     PISSN: 09615423     EISSN: 13652354     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ecc.12195     Document Type: Article

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