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Making End of Life Care a Priority in the North West Julie Gorry North West Area Representative julieg@wirralhospice.org. Population Size: 2,545,073. Lancashire and South Cumbria. NLL – vacant. Greater Manchester and Cheshire. Merseyside and Cheshire. NLL - Hilary Compston.
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Making End of Life Carea Priority in the North WestJulie GorryNorth West Area Representativejulieg@wirralhospice.org
Population Size: 2,545,073 Lancashire and South Cumbria NLL – vacant Greater Manchester and Cheshire Merseyside and Cheshire NLL -Hilary Compston NW Area RepJulie Gorry NLL - vacant
NHSStrategic Health Authority Configurations SHA Configurations
• Established in 2004 National End of Life CareProgramme • Managed centrally / delivered through Strategic Health Authorities • National Strategy for End of Life Care 2008 • Programme Management devolved in the North West to Cancer Networks 2009
• Representatives from each Network North West End of Life CareProgramme Team • Work co-ordinated through North West Operational Group (tri-network group)
• Expert Advisory Resource How does theProgramme Team work? • Facilitation and support link with National Programme Team • MPET
• Promote the recommendations within the End of Life Care Strategy End of Life CareProgramme Aims • End of Life Care as 12 months of life not just last weeks/days (NW EOLC Model) • Promote Advanced Care Planning • Build capacity and confidence within the End of Life Care workforce • People to be supported to die well in place of choice through integrated services (10% reduction in hospital deaths by 2012)
• MPET funding has enabled Facilitator posts to be established. Work programmes to date include: Work Programme • Care Homes • Communication Skills • Raising awareness of Death and Dying • Patient and Carer Involvement • Use of End of Life Care Planning Tools
• Priority 1: Early identification of people within last 12 months of life with 650 of GPs within the North West signing up to the national campaign to find and increase the numbers of patients on their supportive care registers to 1% Areas for focus inthe next 12 months …. • Priority 2: Supporting people to die in their usual place of residence % increase from baseline 2011 to 2015 • Priority 3: Improving end of life care in acute hospitals enabling a % reduction in hospital deaths by 2015 • Priority 4: Building confidence and capability within the workforce to implement Advance Care Planning • Priority 5: Develop leadership skills in clinicians working in palliative and end of life care