Priorities and opportunities for palliative and end of life care in United Kingdom health policies: a national documentary analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Access to high-quality palliative care is inadequate for most people living and dying with serious illness. Policies aimed at optimising delivery of palliative and end of life care are an important mechanism to improve quality of care for the dying. The extent to which palliative care is included in national health policies is unknown. We aimed to identify priorities and opportunities for palliative and end of life care in national health policies in the UK.

Methods

Documentary analysis consisting of 1) summative content analysis to describe the extent to which palliative and end of life care is referred to and/or prioritised in national health and social care policies, and 2) thematic analysis to explore health policy priorities that are opportunities to widen ac

SUBMITTER: Sleeman KE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8279030 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature