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Isle Of Wight NHS End Of Life Care Service Rated Among Best In UK Again

The latest National Audit of Care at the End of Life results shows that Isle of Wight NHS Trust continues to set the bar nationally.

The latest results show the Trust has scored above the national average in every domain, including patient involvement in decision making with their care, communication with the patient, their families and loved ones and workforce.

Clinical Director for End of Life Care, Shane Moody, said:

“The national audit results provide great assurance to our local community we are continuing to improve end of life care to ensure if a person dies within the hospital the experience is personalised and compassionate.

"(In addition they provide) the most appropriate environment to support the dying patient and their family.”

The scores further recognise the transformation that has taken place across the service over the past few years and is still rated ‘Good’ by the Care Quality Commission.

To mark Dying Matters Awareness Week (8 to 15 May 2023) the Trust has also published its latest End of Life Care Strategy 2023-2026 which was developed in partnership with the local community.

Feedback was gathered through an extensive programme of face to face and online engagement to understand what matters most to them at the end of their life.

Director of Nursing, Midwifery and AHPs, Juliet Pearce said:

“The results reflect the hard work and commitment of our staff to provide the very best end of life care and support to our patients, their families, carers and loved ones.

“Our new strategy, that has also been developed in response to our 2021 NACEL results, sets out our vision to build on future care planning, developing our staff’s knowledge and skills and our ambition to provide personalised person-centred care.”

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