Monday 11 May 2015

A palliative care outreach programme for patients with respiratory disease

European Journal of Palliative Care, May/June 2015, 22 (3) 126-9
Lisa Makey and Andrew Hiskett

Keech Hospice Care initiated an outreach programme aimed at helping patients with chronic lung disease to access palliative care. Lisa Makey and Andrew Hiskett show how it has improved patients’ quality of life and reduced their fear of engaging with hospices. Although this programme focused on respiratory disease, the results indicate that the management of any non-malignant condition could be optimised by the introduction of similar programmes.

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