Priority 25 from the Palliative and end of life care PSP
| UNCERTAINTY: Are outcomes (for example, symptom control and incidental prolonging of life) better for terminally ill patients the sooner palliative care is introduced and services are accessed? (JLA PSP Priority 25) | |
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| Overall ranking | 25 |
| JLA question ID | 0026/25 |
| Evidence | |
| Health Research Classification System category | Generic |
| Extra information provided by this PSP | |
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| Original uncertainty examples | Can we not have a self referral system to run alongside health care professional referrals? signpost at diagnosis? ~ Can we make it mandatory to provide a range of care choices for those at the end of their life in the same way that we mandate 2 week cancer waits and 18 week operation dates? ~ Could contact and support from the hospice team begin at the beginning of a stage 4 diagnosis regardless of how long the end of life phase might be to build relationships and alay fears? |
| Submitted by | Professionals x 5 ~ Bereaved Carers x 4 ~ Carers x 1 |
| Outcomes to be measured | Health related quality of life, good death |
| PSP information | |
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| PSP unique ID | 0026 |
| PSP name | Palliative and end of life care |
| Total number of uncertainties identified by this PSP. | 83 (To see a full list of all uncertainties identified, please see the detailed spreadsheet held on the JLA website) |
| Date of priority setting workshop | 21 November 2014 |