UK study finds timing of hospice referrals varies

10/10/18 at 01:24 PM by Cordt Kassner

A study by the UK's National Institute for Health Research found hospice referrals were made closer to death for older people and for patients without cancer compared with other patients. The findings were based on data from 42,758 people who died in 2015. (https://www.nursingtimes.net/clinical-archive/end-of-life-and-palliative-care/timing-of-referral-for-hospice-based-palliative-care-varies-nationwide/7026246.article; summary per AAHPM SmartBrief 10/10/18)

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