The first randomized trial to test the effectiveness of the Liverpool Care Pathway program, developed and implemented widely to support patients as they near death, has found little clinical benefit ...
The recognition and diagnosis of dying is always complex, irrespective of previous diagnosis or history, and uncertainty is an integral part of dying. The aim of the Liverpool Care Pathway for the ...
The Liverpool Care Pathway (LCP), which outlines end-of-life care, has been widely used in England for over a decade, but has been controversial and is now being phased out. Now, the first-ever ...
Based on these findings published in The Lancet, the authors suggest that any initiative to replace the LCP in England should be "grounded in scientific evidence"* and tested in controlled trials ...