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Letters 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
  1. Sarah Mitchell, GP and Yorkshire Cancer Research senior research fellow1 2,
  2. Helen Chapman, district nurse head of integrated community care3,
  3. Iolanthe Fowler, GP clinical director of integrated community services3,
  4. Laura McTague, community consultant in palliative medicine4
  1. 1White House Surgery, Sheffield, UK
  2. 2Department of Oncology and Metabolism, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK
  3. 3Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Sheffield, UK
  4. 4St Luke’s Hospice, Sheffield, UK
  1. 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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