The Liverpool Care Pathway: what is the furore in the press about?

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British Journal of Hospital MedicineVol. 74, No. 1 EditorialThe Liverpool Care Pathway: what is the furore in the press about?David Brooks, Bee WeeDavid BrooksSearch for more papers by this author, Bee WeeSearch for more papers by this authorDavid Brooks; Bee WeePublished Online:16 Aug 2013https://doi.org/10.12968/hmed.2013.74.1.4AboutSectionsView articleView Full TextPDF/EPUB ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InEmail View article References Doughty S (2012a) Top doctor’s chilling claim: The NHS kills off 130,000 elderly patients every year. Daily Mail 20 June (www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2161869/Top-doctors-chilling-claim-The-NHS-kills-130-000-elderly-patients-year.html#ixzz2EAS0jPWt accessed 10 December 2012) Google ScholarDoughty S (2012b) Doctors to act on Care Pathway: After Mail campaign, investigation is launched into controversial guidelines on ‘hastening death’. Daily Mail 24 October (www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2222702/Liverpool-Care-Pathway-Investigation-launched-controversial-guidelines-hastening-death.html#ixzz2EAYjQMxi accessed 10 December 2012) Google ScholarDoughty S (2012c) Hospitals bribed to put patients on pathway to death: Cash incentive for NHS trusts that meet targets on Liverpool Care Pathway. Daily Mail 25 October (www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2223286/Hospitals-bribed-patients-pathway-death-Cash-incentive-NHS-trusts-meet-targets-Liverpool-Care-Pathway.html#ixzz2EByiQDOO accessed 10 December 2012) Google ScholarGeneral Medical Council (2010) Treatment and care towards the end of life: good practice in decision making. General Medical Council, London (www.gmc-uk.org/guidance/ethical_guidance/end_of_life_care.asp accessed 10 December 2012) Google ScholarLiverpool Care Pathway Consensus Statement (2012) Consensus Statement: Liverpool Care Pathway for the Dying Patient (LCP). www.endoflifecareforadults.nhs.uk/assets/downloads/LCP_consensus_statement_24_09_12.pdf (accessed 10 December 2012) Google ScholarMarie Curie Palliative Care Institute Liverpool (2009) The Liverpool Care Pathway for the Dying Patient (LCP) Core Documentation. Marie Curie Palliative Care Institute Liverpool, Liverpool (www.liv.ac.uk/mcpcil/liverpool-care-pathway/documentation-lcp/ accessed 10 December 2012) Google ScholarMillard PH, Cole A, Hargreaves P, Hill D, Negus E, Salisbury Lady M (2009) Dying patients. The Daily Telegraph 3 September (www.telegraph.co.uk/comment/letters/6133157/Dying-patients.html accessed 10 December 2012) Google ScholarPullicino P (2012) Can we predict impending death?: The scientific evidence. https://skydrive.live.com/view.aspx?resid=8163D01F1A1B6118!119cid=8163d01f1a1b6118 (accessed 10 December 2012) Google Scholar FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails 1 January 2013Volume 74Issue 1ISSN (print): 1750-8460ISSN (online): 1759-7390 Metrics History Published online 16 August 2013 Published in print 1 January 2013 Information© MA Healthcare LimitedPDF download