This website is no longer being actively maintained. Some of the material has been moved and is now hosted on the the End of Life Care section on the NHS Wales Health Collaborative website. The full link is: https://collaborative.nhs.wales/implementation-groups/end-of-life-care/
Assess family/carer needs
The following need to be considered when assessing wider carer/family needs in the last year of life:
- general assessment of carer/family needs: Help the Hospices guidance for healthcare professionals and integrated guidelines including family tree
- information needs: Macmillan Cancer Support information; Marie Curie Cancer Care support for carers
- children needs: Marie Curie Cancer Care support for children; Winston's Wish
- bereavement risk
- culture
- religion
- financial/employment: Department of Work and Pensions; The Princess Royal Trust for Carers
- housing: local authority information
- legal issues
In last days ensure information is available on the process of dying and what to do at time of death including registration of death