Effective Previous SOP no. Significant Changes Date SOP no. Initial version PURPOSE The principle objectives of this procedure are to: Ensure that the care of the adult patient in their last days of life is personalised and reflects their individual preference and need. To ensure the adult patient in their last days of life has attention paid to the assessment and addressing of physical, emotional, psychological, social and spiritual needs Provide clear requirements for accountability and review of the clinical situation when an adult patient is in their last days of life To ensure LPT guidance for Caring for adults patients in the last few the recommendations, authorisations and requirements days of life, are day-to-day compulsory practice, to ensure patient centred care for all our patients and those identified as important to the patient in their last days of life Act as a training tool for new staff or a refresher for existing staff Form the for which an audit tool can be developed INTRODUCTION The Care Pathway’ was discontinued in June 2013 and ‘Liverpool replaced with new documentation developed by LPT in partnership with LOROS, UHL and clinical commissioning groups, which went live 6th October 2014. The NHS’s Leadership Alliance for the Care of Dying People is very clear that there must be improvement in people’s experience of care in the last days and hours of life and has developed prompts for practice to ensure that all health and care staff are aware of their duties and responsibilities. The five key priorities are: Recognising the possibility that a person may die within the next few days or hours. The patient must have been assessed by a doctor who has considered if the patient’s condition is potentially
SOP no. Effective Date Significant Changes Previous SOP no. Initial version PURPOSE The principle objectives of this procedure are to: Ensure that the care of the adult patient in their last days of life is personalised and reflects their individual preference and need. To ensure the adult patient in their last days of life has attention paid to the assessment and addressing of physical, emotional, psychological, social and spiritual needs Provide clear requirements for accountability and review of the clinical situation when an adult patient is in their last days of life To ensure LPT guidance for Caring for adults patients in the last few days of life, the recommendations, authorisations and requirements are day-to-day compulsory practice, to ensure patient centred care for all our patients and those identified as important to the patient in their last days of life Act as a training tool for new staff or a refresher for existing staff Form the for which an audit tool can be developed INTRODUCTION The ‘Liverpool Care Pathway’ was discontinued in June 2013 and replaced with new documentation developed by LPT in partnership with LOROS, UHL and clinical commissioning groups, which went live 6th October 2014. The NHS’s Leadership Alliance for the Care of Dying People is very clear that there must be improvement in people’s experience of care in the last days and hours of life and has developed prompts for practice to ensure that all health and care staff are aware of their duties and responsibilities. The five key priorities are: Recognising the possibility that a person may die within the next few days or hours. The patient must have been assessed by a doctor who has considered if the patient’s condition is potentially
RT5054LastdaysoflifeSOPFeb16revd4316.docx