Liverpool Care Pathway

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Liverpool Care Pathway

• Establishes goals for the benefit of the patient
• Plans and documents care of patients
• Develops multi-Professional team-working
• Tool for developing, monitoring and improving
  delivery of palliative care
• Integrates local and national guidelines into
  clinical practice
• Demonstrable outcome measures

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Liverpool Care Pathway

• Addresses
• Comfort measures
• Anticipatory prescribing
• Discontinuation of inappropriate interventions
• Psychological, spiritual needs
• Family care and support