Improvements to Care in the Last Days / Hours of Life (Department of Health)

Summary

This report assesses progress made against commitments in the “One Chance to Get it Right” report, which was released just over a year ago as a response to the Independent Review of the Liverpool Care Pathway (LCP) on improving care in the last days / hours of life.

The “One Chance to Get it Right: One Year On” report covers:

1. The Care Quality Commission’s new inspection regime for end of life care.
2. Recent NICE guidance.
3. Improvements in education, training and research.
4. Changes in professional regulation.
5. Implementation of priorities specified in the “One Chance to Get it Right” report.

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Reference

One Chance to Get it Right: One Year On Report. An overview of progress on commitments made in One Chance to Get it Right: the system-wide response to the Independent Review of the Liverpool Care Pathway. London: Department of Health, July 31^st 2015.

This relates to the earlier Leadership Alliance for the Care of Dying People report, which was in-turn a response to recommendations made by the independent More Care, Less Pathway review of the LCP:

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Reference

One chance to get it right. Improving people’s experience of care in the last few days and hours of life. London: Leadership Alliance for the Care of Dying People, June 2014. Publications Gateway Reference 01509.