Supportive, Palliative and End of Life Care Group

Chair: Dr Alexa Clark

The Supportive, Palliative & End of Life Care Group is a multi-professional group made of health professionals from organisations across the Northern England Clinical Networks region, covering a population of over 3 million people.

Purpose:

• To oversee implementation of the Improving Outcomes Guidance: NICE Quality Standard end of Life Care for Adults Quality Standard QS13 (published November 2011), NICE Quality Standard Care of Dying Adults in the Last Days of Life Quality Standard QS144 (published March 2017), End of Life Care Strategy (DH 2008) and Ambitions for Palliative and End of Life Care (a national framework for local action 2015-2020).
• To encourage a consistent and coordinated approach in commissioning and delivery of Supportive and Palliative Care and End of Life Care across the North of England.
• To be the expert advisory group to the Network Board on issues relating to Supportive and Palliative Care and End of Life Care throughout the North of England.
• To set quality standards and work on service improvement and development.
• To lead rapid change, including the development and implementation of consistent standards within available resources.
• Actively support patient involvement to ensure patient focus in all aspects of the development of pathways and standards.
• To work with clinical colleagues to establish and regularly review specific objectives and goals.
• To ensure that clinical research is incorporated into the work of the Group.