Clinicians are continuing to use the controversial Liverpool Care Pathway for end of life, despite a major review concluding it should be scrapped last year, Nursing Times has been told.
The review, led by Baroness Neuberger, was sparked by a series of national media stories that strongly criticised the care framework and led to it being dubbed a “death pathway”. The review recommended it should be phased out in favour of individual care plans.
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End of life expert claims new framework permits use of controversial pathway Nursing Times
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