Care for People Dying in Hospitals Pilot- 2004-2006.

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Title

Care for People Dying in Hospitals Pilot- 2004-2006.

Subject

Hospice principles in hospital setting.

Description

In March 2004, the Irish Hospice Foundation began a two-year pilot project at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in Drogheda aimed at developing the hospice philosophy in a hospital setting. The project was informed from the findings of the ‘Care of the dying patient in hospital’ project conducted in St James’ Hospital and published in 1999.

The purpose of the Care for People Dying in Hospitals Project was to pioneer a process for change in the culture of care and organisation with regard to dying, death and bereavement in hospitals. The project also aimed to enable the adoption of these changes in other hospitals. Research for the project pointed to tension between the needs of an acute hospital and the needs of dying people and their families. The limitations of the hospital’s physical environment, the shortage of private spaces, the need to develop skills for communicating in difficult situations, the work pressures on staff at all levels, and difficulties with recognising the dying state as a legitimate diagnosis were regarded as significant challenges.

The project lead to the identification of the four themes which became the basis for the planning and development of the Hospice Friendly Hospitals programme; Integrated Care, Communication, Dignity and Design and Patient Autonomy.

These themes would be the foundation for the Hospice Friendly Hospitals project.

Mervyn Taylor was hired as the project manager for the ‘Care for people dying in hospitals’ project in December 2003 and would become the programme manager for the Hospice Friendly Hospitals programme which was developed from this pilot.

The project won best hospital project at the Irish Pharmaceutical Awards 2005. It was also chosen as one of the three projects to represent Ireland at the 4th Quality Conference for Public Administrators in the EU in 2006.

Creator

Programme Manager: Mervyn Taylor.
Irish Hospice Foundation.

Publisher

Irish Hospice Foundation.

Date

2004-2006.
The project won best hospital project at the Irish Pharmaceutical Awards 2005. It was also chosen as one of the three projects to represent Ireland at the 4th Quality Conference for Public Administrators in the EU in 2006.

Rights

©Irish Hospice Foundation.

Relation

Parent Collection: Hospice Friendly Hospitals programme.

Language

English.

Rights Holder

©Irish Hospice Foundation.

Collection Items

Irish Pharmaceutical Awards, 2005.
Images of accepting the 2005 Irish Pharmaceutical Award for the Care of People Dying in Hospital project.

Presentation relating to quality in end of life care in hospitals.
Presentations discussing the practicalities and implications of incorporating hospice principles in a hospital setting to ensure quality in end of life care.

Documents outlining the process of Hospice Friendly Hospitals programme, and the creation of Care for People Dying in Hospitals project.
Documents outlining the behaviour and principles of the committees concerned with the Hospice Friendly Hospitals programme and Care for People Dying in Hospitals project.

Flyer for Care for people dying in Hospitals pilot
A Flyer for Care for people dying in Hospitals pilot 2004-2006 - a two year pilot at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in Drogheda, Co Louth.

Executive summary of feasibility study for the dying in hospitals pilot project October 2005.
An executive summary of feasibility study for the dying in hospitals pilot project at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in Drogheda, October 2005.

Project Board for Care for People Dying in Hospitals.
Project Board for Care for People Dying in Hospitals Pilot.

Public service excellence award for care for people dying in hospitals pilot - presented 31 March 2006
A photograph of the public service excellence award for care for people dying in hospitals pilot - presented 31 March 2006

A proposal for the Care for People Dying in Hospitals Pilot November 2003
The proposal for the Care for People Dying in Hospitals Pilot November 2003

A powerpoint presentation on the Care for People Dying in Hospitals Pilot 2004-2006
A powerpoint presentation on the Care for People Dying in Hospitals Pilot including statistics on patient deaths at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda

Terms of Reference - Care for People Dying in Hospitals Pilot 2004-2006
The terms of reference for the steering committee of the Care for People Dying in Hospitals Pilot 2004-2006
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