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End of Life care information
in association with St Christopher's Hospice and Marie Curie Delivering Choice Programme
This website is designed to assist you with any questions you might have as a patient or carer. Information covers what to expect when someone is dying, looking after yourself while caring and what happens after someone dies.
This information was developed as part of an initiative by the Marie Curie Delivering Choice Programme in South East London which was supported by the Pfizer UK Foundation (an initiative of Pfizer Limited).
SOURCES: The Princess Royal Trust for Carers, Marie Curie Cancer Care, NHS Choices and the Directgov website.
What to expect when someone is dying
This section is written for you as a patient and is designed to be read either along with your carer or alone if you prefer. It covers information on:
Looking after yourself while you’re caring
This section is written for carers and encourages carers to consider their own needs as well as those of the person they are caring for. It covers information on:
What happens after someone dies
This section is written for carers but it has been designed so that it can be read along with the patient so that you can both begin to prepare physically and mentally for the end of the patient's life and what happens afterwards.
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Funeral planning and practical matters
questions you may have on the practical things that need to be done following a death.
- Bereavement