Health service use in the last two years of life
The Strategy Unit updated June 2021

• A series of reports that describe the health services that patients use in the last 2 years of their lives. Reports are available for the Midlands region as a whole and for each of the 11 Sustainability and Transformation Partnerships or Integrated Care Systems in the region.

Palliative and end of life care for Gypsies and Travellers, LGBT people and people experiencing homelessness.

Care committed to me: Delivering high quality, personalised palliative and end of life care for Gypsies and Travellers, LGBT people and people experiencing homelessness.
Hospice UK December 2018

• Set within the context of relevant research, this practical resource shares the learning from projects and emerging practice in the support of quality, personalised end of life care for Gypsies and Travellers, people experiencing homelessness and LGBT people.
• Report is listed on Hospice UK Publications page.

End of life care in England: A briefing paper

End of life care in England: A briefing paper
IPPR 20 May 2018

• This report provides a brief summary of issues around end of life care, including an overview of evidence regarding the impact of location on the quality and cost of care. It analyses data on the current location and cost of end of life care in England and appraises the current policy agenda of the UK government and NHS England with regard to end of life care, and suggest key areas where improvements should be made.

An asset based approach in end of life care

Developing an Asset Based Approach Within a Learning Community – Using End of Life Care as an Example

Health Education England, July 2017

• An asset based approach involves a community coming together, mapping their assets and capacity, building relationships, developing a common vision for the future and leveraging internal and external resources to support actions to achieve it.
• The guide provides detail on what an asset based approach can look like and what factors need to be in place, incorporating lessons learnt and tips from those who have already explored the approach in the context of end of life care.