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Bereavement Support

Adult Bereavement Care Pyramid – A National Framework
2020

Enhancing Adult Bereavement Care Across Ireland
2018

Design & Dignity

Evaluation of the Design & Dignity Programme
2019

Summary Evaluation of the Design & Dignity Programme
2019

Design & Dignity StyleBook
2014

Design & Dignity Guidelines for Physical Environments of Hospitals Supporting End-of-Life Care
2008

Design & Dignity Baseline Review
2007

Design & Dignity: Cost Effectiveness of End-of-life Care in Hospital – A Review of the Literature
2007

Dying & Death in Ireland

Dying and Death in Ireland: What do we routinely measure; how can we improve?
2021

Hospice Friendly Hospitals

The Hospice Friendly Hospitals Programme Overview 2007-2013

Hospice Friendly Hospitals: The Case for Continued Investment
2014

The Hospice Friendly Hospitals Programme in Ireland: A Narrative History
2013

Final Journeys 1 & 2: Evaluating an Introductory Training Course About Care at the End of Life
2011

Quality Standards for End of Life Care in Hospitals

Literature Review of Communication for the Irish Hospice Foundation’s Hospice Friendly Hospice Programme
2008

End-of life Care for Older People in Acute and Long-Stay Care Settings in Ireland
2008

Literature Review of Integrated Care for The Irish Hospice Foundation’s Hospice Friendly Hospitals Programme
2007

Palliative Care

National Summary of Patient Activity Data for Adult Specialist Palliative Care Services in the Republic of Ireland 2012-2015
2017

Palliative Care for the Person with Dementia

Below is a suite of guidance documents for healthcare staff to help improve palliative care for people with dementia in all care settings. They were developed by IHF in collaboration with researchers at University College Cork as practice guidelines for people providing palliative dementia care. Each guidance document comes with a brief factsheet.

Advance Healthcare Planning and Advance Healthcare Directives with a Person with Dementia and Factsheet
2016

Loss and Grief in Dementia and Factsheet
2016

Management of Nutrition and Hydration and Factsheet
2016

Pain Assessment and Management and Factsheet
2016

Ethical Decision Making in End-of-Life Care and the Person with Dementia and Factsheet
2016

Medication and Dementia Palliative Assessment and Management and Factsheet
2016

Facilitating D iscussions on Future and End-of-Life Care with a Person with Dementia and Factsheet
2015

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