Why bereavement services and end of life care are important in hospitals?

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ABSTRACT

This paper attempts to study that why the bereavement services and end of life strategy is important in hospitals. This paper includes the relevant literature thathas been extracted from the publications, online libraries and by using the internet. The methodology that has been used in this study is the secondary research methodology. The conclusions of the study provides reasons to importance of the bereavement serices and the end of life strategy are important in hospitals.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTII

DECLARATIONIII

ABSTRACTIV

CHAPTER 01: INTRODUCTION1

Background of the Study1

Aims and Objectives1

Research Questions2

Relevance of the study2

Framework of the Study3

CHAPTER 02: LITERATURE REVIEW5

Bereavement Services5

Bereavement and Attachment Theory Review9

Palliative Care Services10

Liverpool Care Pathway11

End of Life Strategy of UK Governments12

What constitutes high quality care from a patient's perspective?14

What is known about care provided at the end of life?15

Interventions to improve quality of care that have been done17

Processes of care that will impact important outcomes for patients at the end of life18

Gold Standard Framework for End of Life20

CHAPTER 03: RESEARCH METHODOLOGY21

CHAPTER 04: DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS24

What Is Providing Support for Patients and Families in Grief?24

Why is Support for Patients and Families in Grief Important?25

Facts and Figures25

What is end of life care?26

CHAPTER 05: CONCLUSION35

REFERENCES37

CHAPTER 01: INTRODUCTION

Background of the Study

The dying process pushes us to the edge of our understanding and leaves us standing there feeling alone and lost (Lattanzi-Licht, Mahoney & Miller, 1998). Experiences around death and grief forge the themes that become the guiding images for our lives. Hospice presents families the opportunity to play out their own themes, to sing their own songs. These themes include isolation, belonging, impermanence, and individual worth. Hopeful themes of powerlessness and choice, searching, reconciliation, and welcoming life also appear (Lattanzi-Licht, et al.). The compassionate care that hospice represents is not easily defined or provided. By its very nature, care that is compassionate must be shaped to fit the individual needs and values of the people and families involved. Perhaps that is the most significant element of hospice care. Instead of asking the dying person and family members to fit into a care giving system, hospice care ...