Palliative and end-of-life care in primary care during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond.
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Publication Date
2022-01Journal Title
Br J Gen Pract
ISSN
0960-1643
Publisher
Royal College of General Practitioners
Volume
72
Issue
714
Pages
6-7
Type
Article
This Version
AM
Physical Medium
Electronic-Print
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Mitchell, S., Barclay, S., Evans, C., & Sleeman, K. (2022). Palliative and end-of-life care in primary care during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond.. Br J Gen Pract, 72 (714), 6-7. https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgp22X718025
Abstract
The COVID-19 pandemic has been associated with the highest death rate in the UK for over 10 years. There has been a marked shift of place of death into the community across the UK between March 2020 and 2021. Deaths at home increased by 67% during the first wave of the pandemic. There was a sustained increase of 33% above expected between the first
two waves, and 43% above expected in the second wave.1 Nationally reported data identifies large changes in where people are dying, but little is understood about the circumstances of these deaths, the quality of end-of-life care in the community during the pandemic, or the services received.
Keywords
COVID-19, Humans, Palliative Care, Pandemics, Primary Health Care, SARS-CoV-2, Terminal Care
Embargo Lift Date
2100-01-01
Identifiers
External DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgp22X718025
This record's URL: https://www.repository.cam.ac.uk/handle/1810/332759
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