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- Title:
- Treatment and care towards the end of life: good practice in decision-making
- Description:
- This session introduces the General Medical Council's guidance covering decision making in the last year of life. It highlights the key principles and good practice standards set out in the guidance, illustrating how they can be applied using examples from practice. This session was reviewed by Andrew Thorns with guidance from the GMC and last updated in January 2024.
- Hierarchy:
- End of Life Care (e-ELCA) > e-ELCA 05: Specific conditions and contexts > Treatment and care towards the end of life: good practice in decision-making
- Author(s):
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General Medical Council (see acknowledgements)
Andrew Thorns
- Created:
- 27 Jul 2010
- Last Major Update:
- 4 Mar 2024
- Keywords:
- 215-0518, end of life care, GMC, decision, spiritual care, dignity, confidentiality, human rights, DNACPR, anticipatory prescribing, death in custody, Coroner, last offices, decision-making, NIV, non-invasive ventilation, capacity, withdrawal of treatment
- Quicklink:
- 215-0518
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- Title:
- Treatment and care towards the end of life: good practice in decision-making
- Description:
- This session introduces the General Medical Council's guidance covering decision making in the last year of life. It highlights the key principles and good practice standards set out in the guidance, illustrating how they can be applied using examples from practice. This session was reviewed by Andrew Thorns with guidance from the GMC and last updated in January 2024.
- Hierarchy:
- End of Life Care (e-ELCA) > e-ELCA 05: Specific conditions and contexts > Treatment and care towards the end of life: good practice in decision-making
- Author(s):
-
General Medical Council (see acknowledgements)
Andrew Thorns
- Created:
- 27 Jul 2010
- Last Major Update:
- 4 Mar 2024
- Keywords:
- 215-0518, end of life care, GMC, decision, spiritual care, dignity, confidentiality, human rights, DNACPR, anticipatory prescribing, death in custody, Coroner, last offices, decision-making, NIV, non-invasive ventilation, capacity, withdrawal of treatment
- Quicklink:
- 215-0518