Improving end of life care through social
investment in Oxfordshire.
Macmillan is part of a collaboration between
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
(OUH), Sobell House Hospice Charity and Social
Finance. Together, we're pioneering a new model of
improving end of life care through social investment
and supporting the people of Oxfordshire.
Our objective is to provide end of life care in an
integrated way so that the people who need it only
have to tell their story once and are then transferred
seamlessly between the services and settings that
can best care for them.
Our investment in this project was to a
£9.2 million service in Oxfordshire, first launched in
April 2022, with Macmillan contributing £6.1 million.
In 2023, we continued to support implementation of
the service across the region.
This service provides integrated enhanced palliative
care and support for adults with advanced
progressive life-limiting illness, in conjunction with
existing services across Oxfordshire. There are four
separate parts to the service:
The Home Hospice Care Team provides
hands-on care to patients who are able
and choose to die at home. Carers visit up
to four times a day and help with essential
tasks, supported by the Palliative Care Multidisciplinary
Team.
The Hospital Rapid Response aims to provide
rapid support to patients in hospital who are
approaching the end of their life, and to bring
them home safely and quickly with the right
support in place.
The Palliative Care Hub provides telephone
support to those at the end of life and
their professionals.
Hospice Outreach is the final part of the
integrated service and is planned to launch
in 2024. This virtual ward will support people
with unstable symptoms or those with
complex end of life needs to remain at home
safely, where this is their choice.
By supporting those with some of the most
complex needs, we offer the choice to stay at
home, thus reducing unnecessary time spent in
hospital and further improving experiences for
people who are approaching the end of their lives,
and their families.
We influenced for systemic change.
We spoke out strongly on the critical need for a
palliative and end of life care strategy in Scotland
and the impact of the ongoing delay to its
publication. In addition, with the development of a
Major Conditions Strategy announced in England,
we made the case for it to include palliative
and end of life care. Meanwhile, we continued
our efforts to ensure that personalised care and
support is recognised as essential for people
approaching the end of their lives.
The Oxfordshire End of Life team
preparing for a home visit.
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