Ward, A, Sixsmith, J, Spiro, S et al. (4 more authors) (2021) Carer and staff perceptions of end-of-life care provision: case of a hospice-at-home service. British Journal of Community Nursing, 26 (1). pp. 30-36. ISSN 1462-4753
Abstract
People requiring palliative care should have their needs met by services acting in accordance with their wishes. A hospice in the south of England provides such care via a 24/7 hospice at home service. This study aimed to establish how a nurse-led night service supported patients and family carers to remain at home and avoid hospital admissions. Semi-structured interviews were carried out with family carers (n=38) and hospice-at-home staff (n=9). Through night-time phone calls and visits, family carers felt supported by specialist hospice staff whereby only appropriate hospital admission was facilitated. Staff provided mediation between family carer and other services enabling more integrated care and support to remain at home. A hospice-at-home night service can prevent unnecessary hospital admissions and meet patient wishes through specialist care at home.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © MA Healthcare Limited. This is an author produced version of an article published in British Journal of Community Nursing. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
Keywords: | Palliative care; Hospice at home; Hospital admissions; Night service; Out-of-hours |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Medicine and Health (Leeds) > School of Healthcare (Leeds) > Nursing Adult (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 22 Mar 2021 14:29 |
Last Modified: | 28 Jun 2021 00:38 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Mark Allen Group |
Identification Number: | 10.12968/bjcn.2021.26.1.30 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:172166 |