• Approx ..... People die in an expected manner in HEFT each year. Expertise has developed on the best care for these patients and their families in the last hours or small number of days of their life. • What elements of this care do you feel is important? • How best can a patient and their family’s needs be met when death is approaching? • The integrated care pathway for the dying(Liverpool care Pathway LCP) offers a model of providing this care. This session will help you to identify suitable patients, address concerns you may have about using the pathway and increase your confidence in completing the document.
Learning Outcomes By the end of the session you will be able to:- 1. Identify the criteria for commencing a patient on the LCP. 2. Describe the steps required of professionals when commencing a patient on the LCP. 3. List the information required to complete the LCP 4. Describe the ethical Justification for the use of LCP
• Information leaflet
Key Points 1. The LCP provides a means for documenting and guiding best care of dying patients. 2. The LCP does not influence clinical outcomes. The decision that someone is dying remains a clinical one and is not influenced by the pathway. 3. The dying process of each patient and the impact on those around them is individual. 4. The hospital palliative care team are available to advise if there are concerns about use of the LCP or the patient or family require specialist input.
? Assessment
• http://sharepoint/endoflifecare/default.aspx to sharepoint • Vanhaecht K – 5 key elements for a pathway. European pathway association • MCPCIL (2010) LCP generic version 12 UK goal definitions/ data dictionary. • Websites - ELCA
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