LCP - Non Cancer / Other Specialities

Based upon the expertise of the development and spread and evaluation of the LCP Framework across clinical settings, a number of projects have been running to demonstrate transferability of the LCP and best practice in care of the dying across more specialist areas.

Transferability has been demonstrated within an Action research and Service Improvement methodology.

Success has been dependant on the following:

• The Organisation is registered with the LCP Central Team UK within the Marie Curie Palliative Care Institute Liverpool
• The LCP is already implemented within the generic environment of the organisation
• The Specialist Area is keen to improve care for the dying patients and carers within the environment.
• The Specialist area has the desire and the resource to implement the LCP
• There is a Specialist Palliative Care Service willing and resourced to work collaboratively with specialist colleagues

For further information see the Non-Cancer Briefing Paper - July 2008