Relatives who visit dying patients in Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust’s community hospitals will be offered basic comforts to help them through their stay.
Experience has shown relatives often stayed longer in hospital than they had initially expected when their loved ones were on the point of death. This meant they didn’t have some of the features of everyday life that they would have had at home.
The packs include basic toiletries such as soap, a hair brush, razer, toothbrush and toothpaste, as well as light snacks and a drink.
The packs are being trialled at LPT’s community hospitals, at Coalville, Loughborough, Market Harborough (St Luke’s), Hinckley (Hinckley and Bosworth Community Hospital), Lutterworth (Feilding Palmer), Melton Mowbray, Oakham (Rutland Memorial), and at the two medical inpatient wards at the Evington Centre in Leicester.
Open access. Response to letter re Advanced care planning. We thank Dr Waite for alerting readers to further useful guidance on advanced care planning. While we agree that there is much to be done from the 2009 Royal College of Physicians report, we have chosen to address the aspects of Mrs S's end-of-life care. In particular, we have focused on the synergies between the psychiatric staff and the local hospice.
Open access. Letter. Waterman et al1 perform a useful service in drawing attention to the need for psychiatric in-patient units to develop expertise in terminal care. It is a shame that they have not acknowledged the guidance on advance care planning developed by the Royal College of Physicians2 in conjunction with the Alzheimer's Society, the Royal College of Psychiatrists, and other lay and professional groups.......
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