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End of life care – have your say

End of life care – have your say

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End of life care – have your say

We’re working with NHS Northumberland Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) to find out what people think matters most to patients approaching the end of their life and what makes a ‘good death’.

We’re looking at developing a ‘social contract’ between end of life care providers and patients, in terms of what they will do and what you will do to achieve both a full life and a dignified death.

To explore this further, the NHS has launched a Citizens Panel, which you can join by registering at the YourNHS online community  As part of the panel, you’ll be asked to provide feedback on a series of questions relating to end of life care and what makes a ‘good death’. The panel will run for five weeks and you will receive a £5 Amazon voucher for each piece of content you provide feedback on – that’s a total of £25 for taking part in all the content.

If you are interested in taking part in the end of life Citizens Panel, please register at the YourNHS online community where you can find more information about joining the Panel.

For more information or to tell us your experiences of care please get in touch.

This piece of work has now finished.

 

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End of Life Care: Focus Group

End of Life Care: Focus Group

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Would you like to have a say in improving end of life care in Northumberland? We have been asked by NHS Northumberland Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) to find out what is important to the residents of Northumberland when thinking about end of life care.

We would like feedback from you at our online focus group on the CCG’s ambitions for end of life care and the idea of an end of life agreement. This would outline what responsibilities and expectations care providers should have and the role of us all in helping to achieve these.

If you are interested in taking part please contact: helenb@healthwatchnorthumberland.co.uk for more information or to register for the session.

The number of places on the session are limited so let us know as soon as you can if you can join us. You’ll receive a £10 gift voucher as a thank you for taking part.

End Of Life Planning Cafe

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This end of life planning event is hosted by Seaton Park Medical Group with information and support from Carers Northumberland, Age UK, the Citizens Advice Bureau and Legacare. Having conversations about your end of life wishes is really important, and this is a chance to think about things like being involved in decisions about your care, access to the right services and support for those closest to you.

There will be information available on the day about advanced decisions (living will), funeral payments and bereavement services.  Admission is free.