Hospice Friendly Hospitals Publications
- Leaflet about the Hospice Friendly Hospitals Programme
- Hospice Friendly Hospitals. Advocacy Paper. November 2014
- Guidance Document for Using the End of Life Symbol in Hospitals. Jan 2015
- The Hospice Friendly Hospitals Programme in Ireland. A Narrative History
- The Hospice Friendly Hospitals Programme. Overview 2007-2013
- Competence and compassion; End-of-life care map
- Quality standards for end-of-life care in Hospitals; making end-of-life care central to hospital care
- End-of-life care for older people in Acute and long-stay care settings in Ireland
- Literature review on integrated care
- Literature review of communication for the Irish Hospice Foundation's Hospice Friendly Hospitals Programme
- The economic case for renewing Ireland’s healthcare infrastructure
- Final Journeys 1&2 Evaluation 2011 Report
Audit & Review of End-of-Life Care
- Hearing the Voice of Bereaved Relatives - March 2015
- National Audit of End of Life Care in Hospitals in Ireland 2008-09
- National Audit of End of Life Care in Hospitals in Ireland 2008/9 - The Manual
- The Culture of End-of-Life Care in Hospitals in Ireland - Audit report 4
- Dying in Hospital in Ireland: Family Perspectives - Audit report 3
- Dying in Hospital in Ireland: Nurse & Doctor Perspectives - Audit report 2
- Resources and facilities for end-of-life Care in Hospitals in Ireland - Audit report 1
Design & Dignity
- Design & Dignity Style Book, July 2014
- Honoured Guests, Honoured Places. Ken Warpole
- Ian Clarke Design & Dignity Essay. October 2009
- Design and Dignity - Baseline Review (Nov 07)
- Design and Dignity Guidelines for Physical Environments of Hospitals Supporting End-ofLife Care
- Design & Dignity and cost effectiveness of end of life care in hospital - A systematic review of the literature
Practice Development
- National practice development programme; end-of-life care for major acute hospitals in Ireland
- Report on the Introductory Practice Development Summer School 2011
Booklets
- Dying & Death in an Acute Hospital
- How Do I Break Bad News
- When A Loved One Dies
- Caring for A Muslim Patient
- When a Patient is Dying
Resource Folder for End of Life Care e-version content
- Contents Page of Resource Folder for End of Life Care
- 1.Introduction
- 2.Policies&Procedures
- 3.IdentifyingDying
- 4.Communication
- 5.Advance Care Planning
- 6.Resuscitation
- 7.Caring for a Dying Patient
- 8.Care after death
- 9.CeremonialResources
- 10.Post_Mortems
- 11.Death_Notification_forms
- 12.Supporting_FamilIes
- 13.Audit&ReviewofDeath
- 14.Quality_Standards
- 15.Further_info
Staff Development DVDs
Available via our online shop
Hard to Say This training DVD provides valuable and practical scenarios for discussion and reflection on communicating news that staff can find ‘hard to say’ and includes scenarios addressing: Sudden Deaths in A&E International staff Going on dialysis A busy clinic Pregnancy ultrasound scan |
Journeys to the End of Life This DVD aims to promote greater integration of services related to end-of-life care. It focuses on the profound as well as the practical issues which need to be addressed. The DVD is divided into sections each of which can be used as a stand-alone resources:Negotiating the System The Dying Phase Care After Death Home to Hospital Advance Care Planning The Importance of Ceremony |
A Wish A five minute animation on Hospice Friendly Hospitals Primarily aimed at healthcare staff, this animation explores the important role all staff play in providing end-of-life care |