Delivery of high quality services
Commissioners will wish to review the availability and quality of end of life care services in all care settings.
PCTs are building on current guidance, their baseline review of service provision and findings from their local reviews of end of life care carried out as part of Professor the Lord Darzi’s NHS Next Stage Review.
Also, commissioners will wish to refer to the quality standards, developed in collaboration with Strategic Health Authorities (SHAs) End of Life Care Pathway Chairs, which set out what is needed to deliver high quality care at the end of life, adopting a care pathway approach.
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