The Irish Hospice Foundation.
]]> It is not
designed to be read as a stand alone document, or to be prescriptive on an individual
patient’s care, rather it provides a set of key considerations for staff in end-of-life care. ]]> Dying in Ireland an Assessment of the Quality of Care in the Last Week of Life]]> The audit reveals a picture where admissions to hospital
are typically unplanned and uncoordinated and where there is great variability in the
quality of care offered to patients with different conditions. At the same time, every
effort is made to allow patients die in a single room despite resource constraints, and
to facilitate relatives to be with the patient as much as possible right to the end.]]> provide practical advice and prompts along the end-of-life journey. It is not designed to be
read as a stand alone document, or to be prescriptive on an individual patient’s care, rather it
provides a set of key considerations for staff in end-of-life care. ]]>