Open AccessEnd of Life Care: How Do We Move Forward?
Author(s) -
Bee Wee
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of the royal college of physicians of edinburgh/the journal of the royal college of physicians of edinburgh
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.275
H-Index - 26
eISSN - 2042-8189
pISSN - 1478-2715
DOI - 10.4997/jrcpe.2017.415
Subject(s) - mindset , palliative care , quality of life (healthcare) , end of life care , limiting , key (lock) , medicine , scale (ratio) , nursing , advance care planning , psychology , gerontology , computer science , computer security , engineering , mechanical engineering , artificial intelligence , physics , quantum mechanics
Death and dying are inevitable. High quality and accessible palliative and end of life care can help people who are facing progressive life-threatening and life-limiting illness, and those dear to them, by focusing on their quality of life and addressing the problems associated with their situation. This paper draws attention to the scale of the challenge, some of the key areas we could address and the shifts in culture, mindset and leadership approach that are needed.