end of life care Archives • St.Emlyn's

Have a bit of ReSPECT for end of life care. St.Emlyn’s

How can emergency care reflect what matters to a patient before a crisis occurs? This 2017 introduction to ReSPECT explores personalised treatment planning, early conversations with patients and families, and why the discussion matters more than the form alone.

Road to… Nowhere? ED Implications of the Liverpool Care Pathway Review

By Natalie May / August 8, 2013

What did the 2013 review of the Liverpool Care Pathway mean for emergency care? This reflection argues for individualised end-of-life care, conversations with patients and families, and honest discussion of uncertainty, rather than losing sight of comfort and dignity as the paperwork changes.

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