Palliative Care in the UK: Challenges, Impacts, and Strategies

Palliative care in the UK

Table of Contents
ABSTRACT.....................................................................................................................................3
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................4
RESEARCH AIM............................................................................................................................4
RESEARCH OBJECTIVE..............................................................................................................5
RESEARCH QUESTIONS.............................................................................................................5
LITERATURE REVIEW................................................................................................................5
Concept of palliative care in the UK for a patient with a terminal condition........................5
Challenge and impacts of palliative care in the UK for patients with terminal conditions....7
Ways and strategies used to minimize the challenges of palliative care in the UK for the
patient with a terminal condition............................................................................................9
ETHICAL ISSUE..........................................................................................................................10
SAMPLE SELECTION.................................................................................................................11
RESEARCH DESIGN AND DATA COLLECTION...................................................................11
RESULTS AND ANALYSIS OF FINDING................................................................................11
CONCLUSION, RECOMMENDATION, AND LIMITATION..................................................13
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................15

ABSTRACT
Palliative care on terminal care is defined as a service that is offered to the individual at the
stage of the end of life. The quality of palliative care is usually offered in the UK that has been
ranked the best of 80 countries around the world. The report is usually issued by the economic
intelligence unit. In addition, the report is well covered about palliative care in the UK where
National health services also play a comprehensive role by establishing and implementing
National policies that produce a strong hospice or holistic approach towards the community
engagement on such kind of issue. The improvement in palliative care is very essential for such
patients who require end-of-life treatment and diagnosis. It is usually associated with the support
and care that produce reliable relevance towards the person living. Moreover, palliative care also
provides effective care services to support the person with a terminal condition that promotes
strategic planning towards a good death. Therefore, in the UK the people are severely facing the
issues of loneliness at the stage of end-of-life and they require proper support and care that is
usually fulfilled by a palliative care team that is initiated from health care sectors.

INTRODUCTION
Terminal care or palliative care is defined as end-of-life care that usually includes the aspect
of palliative care. In addition, if someone is facing a disorder that cannot be cured then end-of-
life care is usually showing its relevance towards the individual by providing support and care in
terms of comfortability. It is usually taken under the consideration by managing the pain and
others. The arising symptoms and signs may create complications or complexities with the
patient. It also involves psychological social and spiritual support towards the individual that
relatively supports the patient and the appropriate way. This is also known as the holistic
approach because it usually deals with the whole person not with the disorder or arising
symptoms in the UK. Palliative care is not just about end-of-life care but they always receive
feedback from the individual and tried to fulfill such requirements that produce wellbeing and
resilience. They also focus on the therapies and medication which is helpful to reduce the pain
and provide the appropriate wellness regards with their life. Palliative care is usually provided by
several healthcare professionals which is a part of the job. For example, the general practitioner
or the community nurse is usually the head who is taking the role and responsibilities to provide
palliative care to many individuals. Moreover, some peoples usually need additional specialists
in palliative care that may be provided by a consultant in the palliative medicine care nurses or
occupational therapists, or physiotherapists. In addition, the palliative care teams are usually
assigned to the individual that is associated with the different healthcare professionals that create
teamwork by proper communication and coordination to support and care. The people with the
incurable disease as a specialist also advise other professionals on palliative care. In addition,
there is a wide range of people in the UK who are affected by the end of life. In addition, they
require proper palliative care that produces a reliable and validated aspect of their life that
produces a quality-based end-of-life treatment and diagnosis. In addition, the various policies
and regulations are used to be introduced to reduce the complexity while providing care to the
individual.
RESEARCH AIM
“To understand the challenges of palliative care in the UK for persons living with terminal
condition”.