Best practice Cases of the 4th Quality Conference for Public Administration in the EU

Improving hospital care for the terminally ill

Country:	Ireland
Organisation:	Irish Health Service (Dublin N.E.)
www homepage:	www.hse.ie
Contact person:	Dr. Doiminic Ó Brannagáin
Address:	Dochas Centre, Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda, County Louth,Ireland
E-mail:	d.obrannagain@maile.hse.ie
Phone:	00353419875259
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Level:	Regional
Sector:	Health sector

Short description of the case:

Providing enhanced palliative care for patients dying in hospitals, and improvements in support and organisation culture around dying, death and bereavement.

Main feature of the case:

- Effective management of resources and partnership

- The satisfaction of customers and citizens

Key words:

Care, partnership, hospice, hospitals, health, policy, organisation, culture

Further information:

Long case description (PDF-form)
Case presentation (PDF-form)