Health care providers' early experiences of assisted dying in Aotearoa New Zealand: an evolving clinical service.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In November 2021, assisted dying (AD) became lawful in Aotearoa New Zealand. A terminally ill person may now request, and receive, pharmacological assistance (self-administered or provided by a medical practitioner/nurse practitioner) to end their life, subject to specific legal criteria and processes. Exploring the experiences of health providers in the initial stage of the implementation of the End of Life Choice Act 2019 is vital to inform the ongoing development of safe and effective AD practice, policy and law.

Aim

To explore the early experiences of health care providers (HCPs) who do and do not provide AD services seven months after legalisation of AD to provide the first empirical account of how the AD service is operating in New Zealand's distinctive heal

SUBMITTER: Snelling J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10362551 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature