National Information

Please see the links below to some other useful national documents, policies and information:

Nice Guidelines:

End of life care for adults: service delivery

Care of dying adults in the last days of life

EoLC for adults quality standard 13 – published 2011 updated 2021
End of life care for adults (nice.org.uk)

NICE guidance 142 – published 2019
End of life care for adults: service delivery (nice.org.uk)

Last days of life guideline 31 – published 2015
Care of dying adults in the last days of life (nice.org.uk)

Last days of life quality standard 144 – published 2017
Overview | Care of dying adults in the last days of life | Quality standards | NICE

Supportive and Palliative Care Indicators Tool
http://www.spict.org.uk/the-spict/

Reviewing the impact of NICE guidance on EOLC

End of Life Care in Frailty | British Geriatrics Society

Hospice UK – Care After Death Guidance 
Care after death covers many different aspects of care including ensuring timely verification of death, as well as other related issues such as respecting people’s cultural and religious wishes after death, preparing the deceased for viewing and facilitating people’s wishes for organ donation. Hospice UK has developed this guidance for staff involved in care after death, including an extensive care after death guide, as well as guidance on registered nurse verification of expected death, and a competency assessment tool.