Janet CawtherayJanet CawtherayCommissioning Lead for Commissioning Lead for

Cancer and Palliative CareCancer and Palliative CareKirklees Primary Care TrustKirklees Primary Care Trust

End of Life Care Programme End of Life Care Programme

National ContextNational Context

• Launch of End of Life Care Programme – Launch of End of Life Care Programme – 2004-20072004-2007

• Introductory guide to End of Life Care in Introductory guide to End of Life Care in Care Homes – May 2006Care Homes – May 2006

• Joint Progress Report from Professors Ian Joint Progress Report from Professors Ian Philp and Mike Richards, National Directors Philp and Mike Richards, National Directors for Older People and Cancer – March 2006for Older People and Cancer – March 2006

• Progress Letter From Professor Mike Progress Letter From Professor Mike Richards, Chair of the National End of Life Richards, Chair of the National End of Life Care Strategy Advisory Board – February Care Strategy Advisory Board – February 20072007

National Context Continued:National Context Continued:

• Advanced Care Planning: A Guide for Health Advanced Care Planning: A Guide for Health and Social Care Staff – February 2007and Social Care Staff – February 2007

• Building on Firm Foundations: Improving End Building on Firm Foundations: Improving End of Life Care in Care Homes – June 2007 (of Life Care in Care Homes – June 2007 (http://www.ncpc.org.uk/publications/freedowhttp://www.ncpc.org.uk/publications/freedownloads.htmlnloads.html))

• National End of Life Care Strategy – due out National End of Life Care Strategy – due out end of 2007. Same time as the Cancer end of 2007. Same time as the Cancer Reform StrategyReform Strategy

Local Context:Local Context:

• End of Life Facilitators – Barbara Burke and End of Life Facilitators – Barbara Burke and Julie WilliamsJulie Williams

• Macmillan Clinical Nurse Specialist for Care Macmillan Clinical Nurse Specialist for Care Homes – Rosaleen BawnHomes – Rosaleen Bawn

• Operating Framework 2007/08 – PCT Baseline Operating Framework 2007/08 – PCT Baseline Review of services for end of life careReview of services for end of life care

• Local Response to End of Life Care StrategyLocal Response to End of Life Care Strategy

• Some great news………………………………..Some great news………………………………..

Rosaleen is not Leaving Rosaleen is not Leaving (Yippee!!!)(Yippee!!!)

• From Mid August Rosaleen is going From Mid August Rosaleen is going part time but the Care Homes post part time but the Care Homes post will continue.will continue.