“This report sets out recommendations regarding the Liverpool Care Pathway and end of life care

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/review-of-liverpool-care-pathway-for-dying-patients

The recommendations include: following an independent review of the LCP chaired by Baroness Julia Neuberger.

• phasing out the LCP and and replacing it with an individual end of life care plan
• a general principle that a patient should only be placed on the LCP or a similar approach by a senior responsible clinician in consultation with the healthcare team
• unless there is a very good reason, a decision to withdraw or not to start a life-prolonging treatment should not be taken during any ‘out of hours’ period
• an urgent call for the Nursing and Midwifery Council to issue guidance on end of life care
• an end to incentive payments for use of the LCP and similar approaches
• a new system-wide approach to improving the quality of care for the dying”

 

The BBC also have a report on this topic: Liverpool Care Pathway ‘should be phased out’ and End of life care to be overhauled

The Telegraph writes: Treatment of every Liverpool Pathway patient to be reviewed

The Daily Mail writes: Catalogue of abuse that killed off the Care Pathway