The results of Ireland’s first National End of Life Survey show that the majority of participants believed that the care their loved ones or friends received in the last days and months of their life was ‘very good’.
Over 4,500 bereaved family members and friends took part in the survey.
Welcome to our newsletter.
Promoting a rights-based approach and ensuring that the voices of service users are heard, are core values for HIQA. The role of advocacy is central to the delivery of these values and it is for this reason that advocacy is to the forefront of this Spring edition of our newsletter.
The National End of Life Survey is now underway. The survey is the first national survey of its kind in Ireland and asks bereaved relatives about the care provided to a family member or friend in the last months and days of their life. The purpose of the survey is to learn from people’s experiences of end-of-life care in order to improve the services provided both to people who are dying, and to their loved ones.
Donnacha O’Ceallaigh, along with his colleagues Daniela Rohde and Ellie Marley, won the best poster presentation recently at the SPHeRE Network 9th Annual Conference.
The first National End of Life Survey will commence in March 2023. The survey will be the first national survey asking bereaved relatives about the care provided to a family member or friend in the last days and months of their life.
