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Dying at home during the pandemic
Dying at home during covid-19: a view from primary care
BMJ 2021; 374 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.n1776 (Published 14 July 2021) Cite this as: BMJ 2021;374:n1776- Sarah Mitchell, GP and Yorkshire Cancer Research senior research fellow1 2,
- Helen Chapman, district nurse head of integrated community care3,
- Iolanthe Fowler, GP clinical director of integrated community services3,
- Laura McTague, community consultant in palliative medicine4
- 1White House Surgery, Sheffield, UK
- 2Department of Oncology and Metabolism, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK
- 3Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Sheffield, UK
- 4St Luke’s Hospice, Sheffield, UK
- s.j.mitchell{at}sheffield.ac.uk
Editorial, 19 June
Higginson and colleagues highlight the need for high quality, community end-of-life care as a significant ongoing concern for the NHS.1 The role of primary care in end-of-life care needs much more attention, as reported by The BMJ over the past two decades.23
Primary care has had a key role in the delivery of end-of-life care to patients dying at home during the covid-19 pandemic, adapting rapidly to meet increased need. …
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