NHS Gloucestershire takes to the road to help care homes deal with end of life issues
Posted on Friday, July 13, 2012?
Talking about and planning for death and dying is never easy, whether you, or the people you care for, are facing a life-limiting illness or simply thinking about the future.
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NHS Gloucestershire wants to reduce the reticence of talking about death and dying.? End of Life Care professionals from NHS Gloucestershire will be taking a roadshow around the county, visiting a total of 41 care homes to support care home staff across the county to enable their residents to have the opportunity to express their wishes about death and dying clearly.
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Statistics show that 81% of people have not written down any preferences around their own death and that fewer than a third have discussed their dying wishes with their family and friends.
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This road show has been developed following four workshops held to encourage care home staff to think about, and develop their understanding of, end of life issues. Care homes will also be given resource packs to help them to deal with difficult issues sensitively and helpfully. ?These packs include useful information on Advanced Care Planning, the Gold Standards Framework, The Mental Capacity Act, e-learning opportunities and a copy of the Dying Matters newsletter.
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A member of staff from a care home in Gloucestershire who attended one of the workshops said:
?The workshop was fantastic, making a very difficult subject matter ?human? and accessible. It was run with considerable sensitivity, yet it was interactive and informative.
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I really did think it was exceptional: the trainers clearly know their subject matter inside out.
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The resource pack will be hugely beneficial to our care home, and the sunflower seed we were given to plant as a reminder of our commitment to put what we learned into practice was really innovative ? a daily reminder.?
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Jo Goode, Chair of The Gloucestershire Care Providers Association (GCPA), said:
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??The GCPA has a strong relationship with the End of Life Care team and are always happy to support their initiatives.? We feel the work they do to bring the importance of good End of Life Care to the forefront of the Gloucestershire Care Sector is excellent.?
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Mary Morgan, Senior Commissioning Manager at NHS Gloucestershire, said:
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?When someone approaches the end of their life it can be a difficult and distressing time for them, their carers, their family and their friends. We have carefully planned these workshops to keep the mood light-hearted, and hope that this will help to remove some of the stress and difficulties for staff in care homes.?
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The road shows will be visiting homes across Gloucestershire between Monday 16th July and Wednesday 18th July in the following areas:
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Monday 16th July ? Cheltenham and North Cotswolds
Tuesday 17th July ? Cirencester and Stroud
Wednesday 18th July ? Gloucester and the Forest
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For further details, please contact Claire McBride, Communications Manager, on 08454 220 509.
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Notes to Editors
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The Dying Matters Coalition has been set up by the National Council for Palliative Care (NCPC) and aims to help make dying well a natural part of a good life and through this help change attitudes and behaviours towards dying, death and bereavement and raise the profile and improve end of life care.
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The ?Planning for Your Future Care? Advance Care Planning booklet is used to help people facing the end of their lives plan their care, this can include anything from where they would like to die e.g. at home or in a hospital, to the music they would like at their funeral.
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The Gold Standards Framework is a framework to deliver a ?gold standard of care? for all people nearing the end of life.
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