Marie Curie Delivering Choice Programme

About the Marie Curie Delivering Choice Programme

Research in recent years shows that most people in the UK would choose to die at home if they had a life limiting illness.

The Marie Curie Delivering Choice Programme backed by the charity’s Supporting the Choice to Die at Home campaign, aims to double the number of people with a life limiting illness who are cared for and spend their final days at home.

Working with NHS and social services, as well as the voluntary and independent sectors, the Marie Curie Delivering Choice Programme gives a clear process which aims to:

Develop patient-centred, 24 hour service models that serve local needs and ensure:

• the best possible care for palliative care patients
  • equity of access to services
  • appropriate support services for patients and their carers
  • choice of place of care and death is available to all
  • improvements in coordination of care among stakeholders.
• Evaluate the economic impact on healthcare services of more patients receiving palliative care at home compared with hospitals.
• Share findings with other health and social care providers so that more patients can benefit from better end of life care across the UK.

NHS Norfolk is the ninth primary care trust in the UK to sign up and is the lead agency in Norfolk working in close partnership with NCC for delivering the programme. The project was officially launched in Norfolk on 10 December 2008 and was attended by stakeholders across many different organisations

For more information about the programme contact:

Lisa Read
Programme Manager
Tel: 01603 257134 or 07717156545
Email: lisa.read@norfolk.nhs.uk

Peter Witney
Operations Manager
Tel: 07717156712
Email: peter.witney@norfolk.nhs.uk