MARIE CURIE ‘SUPPORTING PEOPLE TO DIE AT HOME’ Dee Sissons. Director of Nursing.
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Transcript of MARIE CURIE ‘SUPPORTING PEOPLE TO DIE AT HOME’ Dee Sissons. Director of Nursing.
2 FACT - THE NUMBER OF DEATHS ARE RISING
• Deaths rose by 3.1% in England and Wales in 2012
• Deaths are expected to be 16.5 % higher by 2030
• By 2030 those aged 65 and over will account for 86.7% of all deaths
3FACT - IN 2012 PEOPLE WERE DYING FROM
• Cancer accounted for 29% of all deaths
• Circulatory disease accounted for 28% of deaths
• Respiratory disease accounted for 14% of all deaths
4FACT - PLACE OF DEATH IS AFFECTED BY
• Age
• Diagnosis
• Marital status
• Carer
• Deprivation
• Gender
• Geography
• Ethnicity
5FACT - PEOPLE ARE TELLING US THAT :-
• Overall quality of care has not changed significantly from 2011 to 2013.
• Quality of care was rated significantly lower for people who died in a hospital, compared to those dying at home, in a hospice or care home.
• For those dying at home, the quality of coordination of care was rated significantly lower in 2013 compared to 2012.
• The dignity and respect for patients shown by hospital nurses and hospice nurses has increased between 2011 and 2013.
• Pain is relieved most effectively in the hospice setting (62%) and least effectively at home (18%).
• Only one third of people (35%) who express a preference to die at home, actually die at home.
National Survey of Bereaved People (VOICES) 2013
6MARIE CURIE - THE FACTS
• We cared for nearly 40,000 people across the UK in 2012
• Of those 29,010 people were cared for at home
• Of those 18,239 died
• Median time from 1st visit to death is 8 days.
7 MCCC NEW STRATEGY
• We will reach more people and their families living with a terminal illness
• We will improve the way terminally ill people are cared for across the UK
• We will manage our charity as effectively and efficiently as possible
14CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES
• Increase in the number of deaths
• Multiple needs and care is likely to be much more complex
• Ensuring everyone with a terminal illness gets the personalised help they want and need
• Responding to diverse challenges and healthcare environments
THANK YOUFOR YOUR TIME
For more information phone 0800 716 146 (free) or email [email protected]
“We passionately believe that everyone who is terminally ill and their families should be able to access high quality personalised care”