What approach did the committee agree on for patients with heart failure?
The committee agreed that the best approach was for healthcare professionals to discuss with the specialist MDT any person with heart failure whose condition is deteriorating over a period of time, and to consider a palliative care needs assessment in those people. The committee agreed that all HF services should have a process in place to identify patients who should be referred for a formal assessment of palliative care needs, and adjust their service configuration as appropriate to ensure this can occur.