Background There is a need for expanded end-of-life (EOL) care education and resources
for health professionals in acute hospitals to help them increase EOL care skills and …

End-of-life care (EoLC) should be seen as everyone's business in acute hospital settings; a
focus on targeted education and training in EoLC has the potential to improve the delivery of …

Background With over half of expected deaths occurring in acute hospitals, and a workforce
not trained to care for them, good quality end-of-life care in these settings is hard to achieve …

Background UK policymakers, clinicians and public wish to see improvements in end-of-life
care (EoLC). However, healthcare professionals' skills and knowledge to deliver high-quality …

Providing quality care for those dying in hospital is challenging for health professionals who
receive little training in this.“End of Life Essentials”(EOLE) was developed to address gaps …

Objectives To describe current and planned processes and outcome measures to address
implementation of the six end-of-life actions in the National Safety and Quality Health …

Background Recognised as an essential element in end-of-life care by the Australian
Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care, effective teamwork can enhance the …

Abstract Background The Practice Support Program (PSP) is an innovative peer-to-peer
continuing medical education (CME) program that offers full-service family …

Chronic complex illness/multimorbidity is a leading cause of death worldwide. Many people
with chronic complex illnesses die in hospital, with the overall quality of end-of-life care …

Objective The quality of end-of-life (EOL) care in acute hospitals is variable and
interventions to improve this care, such as EOL care pathways, are not always used. The …