What's in a name?
Accepted version
Peer-reviewed
Repository URI
Repository DOI
Change log
Authors
Bowers, Ben https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6772-2620
Pollock, Kristian
Barclay, Stephen https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4505-7743
Abstract
The anticipatory prescribing of injectable medications to manage common symptoms of pain, anxiety, nausea and vomiting, and respiratory tract secretions in the last days of life is recommended practice. (National Institute for Health and Care Excellence, 2015) Anticipatory prescribing was initially developed as a workaround to fix healthcare workflow difficulties and enable ready access to medications, especially during out-of-hours periods. The intervention seeks to prevent delays in relieving distress and suffering at the end of life. It is now a widespread key intervention in planning and managing dying at home and in care homes. (Bowers and Redsell, 2017; Bowers, et al., 2020; Antunes, et al., 2020)
Description
Keywords
Drug Prescriptions, Humans, Practice Patterns, Physicians', Terminal Care, Terminology as Topic, United Kingdom
Journal Title
Br J Community Nurs
Conference Name
Journal ISSN
1462-4753
2052-2207
2052-2207
Volume Title
26
Publisher
Mark Allen Group
Publisher DOI
Rights
All rights reserved
Sponsorship
National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) (via University of Oxford) (Capacity Building Award 9)
National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) (SPCR-146)
National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) (SPCR-146)
1. National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) School for Primary Care Research. 2. NIHR Applied Research Collaboration East of England (ARC EoE) programme.