Briefing document: 'Submission to the Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children – Public hearing on End-of-Life Care'

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Title

Briefing document: 'Submission to the Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children – Public hearing on End-of-Life Care'

Subject

End-of-Life Care

Description

Briefing document by Brid Carroll Irish Childhood Bereavement Network Chair, intended to highlight issues concerning end-of-life care, submitted to the Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children.

Between October 24th and 14th November 2013 the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Health and Children, held a series of public hearings chaired by Jerry Buttimer TD end-of-life care issues in Ireland. Expert speakers addressed the committee and examined current arrangements for end-of-life care in Ireland and what measures can be taken to ensure that persons of all ages approaching end of life are enabled to die well and with dignity.

Speakers including Irish Hospice Foundation CEO Sharon Foley, addressed issues including; planning for end of life, the role of specialist palliative care, death in hospital, at home and in long-stay residential facilities, children, diversity and bereavement care.

Creator

Brid Carroll- Irish Childhood Bereavement Network Chair

Publisher

Irish Hospice Foundation

Date

7th November, 2013

Contributor

Irish Hospice Foundation

Rights

All Rights Reserved

Format

File format: PDF

Language

English

Type

Text: Report

Rights Holder

©Irish Hospice Foundation

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Original Format

Report

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Briefing document: 'Submission to the Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children – Public hearing on End-of-Life Care'

Citation

Brid Carroll- Irish Childhood Bereavement Network Chair, “Briefing document: 'Submission to the Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children – Public hearing on End-of-Life Care',” Archives Hospice Foundation, accessed November 9, 2024, https://archives.hospicefoundation.ie/document/1819.