Most of the UK lacks consistent round-the-clock care for the terminally ill, research suggests.
Rosie Carter, 67, a retired nurse from Liverpool, said access to a 24-hour helpline has transformed her quality of life, even as she receives end-of-life care after her breast cancer spread to other parts of her body.She said: "By the third time I went to A&E I couldn't even travel by taxi because I couldn't walk that far. I had to go in an ambulance." She was discharged from hospital but her symptoms were not relieved.
The integrated service is made up of NHS doctors, specialist nurses and therapists, and patients can self-refer to the hub via a 24-hour phoneline. The hub has helped reduce emergency hospital trips for end-of-life patients in Liverpool by 44%, easing pressure on A&E. "It has meant the world to me," she said. "I mean, my cancer is not curable… I'm not interested in the quantity of life I've got left, just the quality of life that I have makes all the difference in the world."
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