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Building on firm foundations : improving end of life care in care homes : examples of innovative practice

Document containing a number of case studies exemplifying innovative practice in end of life care taking place in care homes in England. The case studies illustrate how employing new approaches to end of life care can help to improve the quality of care, cut unnecessary hospital admissions and ensure more people end their lives in the place and manner of their choosing.

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Published: 
2007
Author: 
Claire Henry
Lucy Sutton
Andrew Cole
Publisher: 
National Council for Palliative Care
NHS National End of Life Care Programme