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End of life care - National Audit Office report (PDF)

The End of Life Care Report, survey and reviews for HC 1043 Session 2007-2008 by the Comptroller and Auditor General was released in November 2008.

Findings relate to end of life care in the UK and cover:

• Place of care
• Meeting the needs of patients and carers
• The skills and training of health and social care staff
• Approaches to improving the delivery of end of life care
• Commissioning services
• The potential for improving end of life care services within existing resources

and gives recommendations for:

• For the Department of Health aimed at supporting implementation of its Strategy
• Further recommendations for the Department of Health
• For PCTs as commissioners of end of life care services in implementing the Strategy

Further information on the associated survey and reviews.

(National Audit Office, November 2008)

Improving services and support for people with dementia

Despite a steeply rising trend in cases of dementia, the condition is being given too low a priority by health and social services, according to a report by the National Audit Office. Too few people are being diagnosed, or being diagnosed early enough, and early interventions known to be cost-effective are not being made widely available.

(National Audit Office, 4 July 2007)

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