The ‘perfect’ death
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The ‘perfect’ death

Annabel Kay Associate in the private client team, Higgs & Sons, West Midlands

By using advance directives, nurses can help to initiate conversations between patients and families

LAST DECEMBER the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (2015) published a guideline recommending that patients approaching the end of life should receive individualised care.

Nursing Older People. 28, 4, 11-11. doi: 10.7748/nop.28.4.11.s13

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