End of Life Care

End of life care is care that helps all those with advanced, progressive, incurable illness to live as well as possible until they die. It enables the supportive and palliative care needs of both patient and family to be identified and met throughout the last phase of life and into bereavement. It includes management of pain and other symptoms and provision of psychological, social, spiritual and practical support.

Source: National Council for Palliative Care 2006

We only have one opportunity to get our end of life care for patients right. We can not turn the clock back and try to make it better next time. A new model of end of life care is being implemented across North Somerset to allow us to support people achieve their preferred place of care at the end of their life.

Public Information

Planning for your Future Care – a guide for patients and families -

Somerset Racial Equality Council 01934 414455
SREC is able to offer information and support during the last phase of life and in bereavement to those living in North Somerset who have a black minority ethnic background.

Website Links

North Somerset and Somerset End of Life Care Website
www.nssomersetendoflifecare.nhs.uk 

Staff

The following tools, policies and procedures/guidelines will help support your delivery of excellent end of life care.
staff documents | Care Home staff documents

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