End-Of-Life Care: Promoting Comfort, Choice and Well-Being for Older People

by Merryn Gott, Jane Seymour, Ros Witherspoon

This report explores the current state of end-of-life care policy and practice in the UK. It focuses in particular on the experiences of older people and incorporates their views and the views of carers. Drawing on a comprehensive literature review, analysis of data from an ESRC-funded study, and the outcomes of a consultation exercise with older people hosted by Help the Aged, the report identifies the range of patterns and circumstances of death...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1861347618
• ISBN13: 9781861347619
• Release Date: May 2005
• Publisher: Policy Press
• Length: 88 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 8.2" x 11.4"