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To support local people to be cared for and live well at home towards the end of their life, and to die in their preferred place. This is facilitated by the expert advice and care of our Clinical Nurse Specialists, hereafter called community nurses, who provide comfort at an often difficult time.
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Situation
Surveys repeatedly find most people want to die at home, but in reality the most common place of death is in hospital (almost 50% of the deaths in England last year were in hospital). This puts pressure on our hospitals’ limited physical and personnel resources, and the unfamiliarity of a clinical environment can be distressing for patients and their families. Furthermore, research shows that insufficient practical support impacts negatively on carers physical and mental wellbeing.
Solution
Our community team will be better equipped to ensure appropriate emotional and practical support is provided to local families in their own homes. This support empowers patients to make decisions and have more choice around their death, at a time when much of their life is no longer in their control, and to stay at home for as long as possible. This will enable more people to fulfil their wish to die in familiar, comfortable surroundings, therefore allowing them the best possible ‘good’ death.