What constitutes good end of life care, and what is the role of general practice?

<p>In this episode, we talk to Professor Lucy Ziegler, Professor of Palliative Care and head of the St Gemma’s Academic Unit of Palliative Care at the University of Leeds.</p><p><em>Title of paper: What characterises good home-based end-of-life care: Analysis of 5-year data from a nationwide mortality follow-back survey in England</em></p><p><strong>Available at: https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGP.2022.0315</strong></p><p>Determinants of high quality care for patients living at home during their last three months of life are not well understood.&nbsp;We analysed 5-year data from a large, nationally representative bereavement survey collecting information on experiences and quality of end-of-life care for adults with advanced disease, in England.&nbsp;The importance of good continuity of care from general practitioners on positive outcomes is identified as a potentially modifiable factor. Inequity in access to good end-of-life care is highlighted, with patients from lower socio-economic and minority ethnic groups less likely to receive good end-of-life care.</p>