Out of hours end of life care provision

Project Timescale: 01/01/10 - 31/12/12

Funder: The National Institute for Health Research Service Delivery and organisation programme (SDO)

Research Team:

Principal Investigator:  Prof. Julia Addington-Hall, University of Southampton

Prof. Valerie Lattimer, University of Southampton

Prof. Sally Brailsford, University of Southampton

Prof. Chris Salisbury, University of Bristol

Dr. Karen Gerard, University of Southampton

Mr David Heaney, Centre for Rural Health, University of Aberdeen

Prof. Chris Todd, University of Manchester

Prof. Michael Bennett, University of Lancaster

Dr. Michael Moore, University of Southampton

Prof. Jessica Corner, University of Southampton

Mr. Richard Trowbridge, University of Southampton

Dr. Geraldine Leydon, Southampton University Hospitals NHS Trust

Project Summary:

To define and evaluate models of generalist Out of Hours End of Life care provision within a systems approach, taking account of different service providers, assessing how service configurations work in different geographical areas and identifying factors that promote or inhibit patient care.