Imminence of death of hospital inpatients study: Anne Harkness on the NHS hospital perspective

Anne Harkness, Director of South Sector, Acute Services, NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde talks about the NHS hospital perspective of a University of Glasgow study which showed the imminence of death of Scottish hospital inpatients. He puts the study in context, looks at the findings of the first and follow-up studies, and talks about the international direction which the research is now taking.
This lecture was at a seminar co-hosted by Marie Curie Scotland and the University of Glasgow 'End of life care in Scottish hospitals: opportunities for wider engagement', at the Glasgow Royal Concert Hall on Tuesday 10 November 2015.

Find out more about the study www.glasgow.ac.uk/endoflifestudies @EndofLifeStudy

References: Clark, D., Armstrong, M., Allan, A., Graham, F., Carnon, A., and Isles, C. Imminence of death among a national cohort of hospital inpatients. Palliative Medicine, 2014, 28(6): 474-479 and Clark, D. Schofield, L. Graham, F. Jarlbaek, L. Gott, M. Isles, C. Hospital care in the last year of life. British Medical Journal rapid response 12 August 2015 http://www.bmj.com/content/351/bmj.h4...