Funding
An additional £286 million was committed to implement the National End of Life Care Strategy between 2009 and 2011.
The key elements of end of life care expenditure are
- hospital admissions
- hospices and specialist palliative care services
- community nursing services
- care homes
In reviewing local areas, commissioners will need to consider the financial implications of
- establishment of coordination centres and facilities
- provision of round-the-clock home-care services
- improved ambulance transport services for people near the end of life
- additional specialist palliative care outreach services to provide advice and care for non-cancer patients and to increase input into care homes and community hospitals
- improved education and training of existing staff in care homes, hospitals and the community.
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