Impact of the Marie Curie Nursing Service on care at the end of life

A study of nearly 30,000 recipients of care, published in November 2012 by the Nuffield Trust, shows that Marie Curie patients were much more likely than patients who did not receive the service to die at home, in line with their wishes.  They were also less likely to require unplanned hospital care in the last stages of life.

This result, found in patients both with and without a recent history of cancer, highlights that people who do not have a cancer diagnosis often face barriers to accessing palliative care services.

Website:  The impact of the Marie Curie Nursing Service on place of death and hospital use at the end of life

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