End of life care

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01
May
2020
Clinical guide

End of Life Care in Frailty: Medicines management

This section of the BGS guidance on end of life care in older people examines the issue of polypharmacy at the end of life.
06
May
2020
Clinical guide

End of Life Care in Frailty: Introduction and Foreword

Introduction from Dr Eileen Burns, Consultant Physician and Past President of British Geriatrics Society, and foreword by Dr Sarah Russell, family carer.
05
May
2020
Clinical guide

End of Life Care in Frailty: Rehabilitation

This section of the BGS guidance on end of life care in older people looks at maintaining independence and function in older people towards the end of life.
15
May
2020

High-quality end of life care will enable older people with frailty to live well and die well, according to new guidelines

15
May
2020

Why we need to prioritise good end of life care in frailty

The newly formed End of Life Care Special Interest Group (SIG) is proud to launch our online compendium of guidance on End of life Care in Frailty.
05
May
2020
Clinical guide

End of Life Care in Frailty: Social support

This section of the BGS guidance on end of life care in older people encourages the multidisciplinary team to consider social, practical and emotional needs.
28
Apr
2020
Clinical guide

End of Life Care in Frailty: Urgent care needs

This section of the BGS guidance on end of life care in older people examines the management of acute deterioration in the context of frailty at the end of life. 
01
May
2020
Clinical guide

End of Life Care in Frailty: Psychological support

This section of the BGS guidance on end of life care in older people looks at the emotional and psychological needs that may be present as an older person approaches the end of life.
01
May
2020
Clinical guide

End of Life Care in Frailty: Dysphagia

This section of the BGS guidance on end of life care in older people looks at swallowing difficulties in the final phase of life.
30
Apr
2020
Clinical guide

End of Life Care in Frailty: Falls

This section of the BGS guidance on end of life care in older people looks at the investigation and management of falls in the last phase of life.
29
Apr
2020
Clinical guide

End of Life Care in Frailty: Continence care

This section of the BGS guidance on end of life care in older people examines the management of continence-related issues in frail older people at the end of life. 
29
Apr
2020
Clinical guide

End of Life Care in Frailty: Pain

This section of the BGS guidance on end of life care in older people examines the management of pain in older people living with frailty at the end of life.
22
Apr
2020
Clinical guide

End of Life Care in Frailty: Identification and prognostication

This section of the BGS guidance on end of life care in older people examines how to identify when a person with frailty is entering the last year of life.
05
May
2020
Clinical guide

End of Life Care in Frailty: Prisons

This section of the BGS guidance on end of life care in older people looks at the needs of those approaching the end of their lives in prison.
28
Apr
2020
Clinical guide

End of Life Care in Frailty: Advance Care Planning

This section of the BGS guidance on end of life care in older people looks at the role of advance care planning (ACP) in helping to make decisions about a persons wishes for the future.
05
May
2020
Clinical guide

End of Life Care in Frailty: Last days of life

This section of the BGS guidance on end of life care in older people looks at the final days of life in people with frailty.
05
May
2020
Clinical guide

End of Life Care in Frailty: Community settings

This section of the BGS guidance on end of life care in older people looks at how good end of life care in frail older people can be achieved in the community.
07
Mar
2018

Palliative care provisions are not meeting the needs of an ageing population

18
Sep
2019

How well do we manage patients with diverse religious and cultural needs at the end of life?
04
Feb
2020

How much do we spend on patients at the end of life, across different care settings?

It is a commonly accepted principle that demand for healthcare always outstrips resources, and so in the UK’s publicly funded health system, it is important to look at how and where costs are being incurred to make sure we are making the best use of limited resources.
26
Mar
2020

COVID-19: Supporting and Caring from Afar

We are in exceptional times, and people are providing care in extraordinary ways. On the 30th January 2020, the World Health Organisation (WHO) announced that the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) outbreak was a Public Health Emergency of International Concern.