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| Dr Deborah Fitzsimmons |
The TaCT
EnComPaSS project made a strong impact at the Hospice UK national conference in
Liverpool this week.
Dr Sam Kyeremateng
(Medical Director) and Judith Park (Deputy CEO) from St Luke’s Hospice,
Sheffield were invited by Hospice UK to present this work at the opening
session of their national conference at the Convention Centre, Liverpool. A
poster describing how the clinical staff will use the technology to deliver
care, and how this is being evaluated by TaCT researchers was also presented by
Dr Deborah Fitzsimmons.
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Dr Sam Kyeremateng
(Medical Director)
and Judith Park (Deputy CEO),
St Luke’s Hospice,
Sheffield |
TaCT researchers are working with St Luke’s
Hospice, Sheffield on the implementation of a highly innovative approach to
delivering palliative care in the community. Currently, hospice-employed Band 5 nurses can
only work in the community under on-site supervision by experienced palliative
nurses. This significantly restricts the capacity of the service. During the
initial implementation phase, the technology-enabled Enhanced Community
Palliative Support Service (EnComPaSS) service model will be deployed and
evaluated by CLAHRC-YH to determine the impact on service provision of enabling
Band 5 nurses to work independently in the community. Supported by an award of £250,000
from the NHS Nursing Technology Fund, the first phase of the implementation
will be completed by March 2016.
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