The LCP Renal Failure project has been running since 2005
The specific aims of the LCP Renal Failure project are:
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To determine transferability of the generic Version 11
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To undertake an implementation pilot in up to 8 hospital settings delivering care via the LCP to patients dying from renal failure within a specialist renal unit / ward in the last hours and days of life.
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To determine the need for supportive documentation / information for healthcare professionals.
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To determine the need for supportive documentation / information for patients / carers
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To determine specific guidance for drug prescribing
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To collate a final report in support of a dissemination model for the use of the LCP in patients with renal failure in the last hours / days of life.
Final Report due Autumn 2008
Please click here to be linked to the new LCP Non-Cancer Briefing Paper, July 2008