Nvq Level 5 Health & Social Care Unit 552

Unit 552 - Support individuals at the end of life
Learning outcome 1 - Understand the requirements of legislation and
agreed ways of working to protect the rights of individuals at the end of
life
1.1 Outline legal requirements and agreed ways of working designed to
protect the rights of individuals in end of life care
1.1 Legal requirements and agreed ways of working: will include policies
and procedures where these apply:
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Equality, diversity and discrimination
Data protection, recording, reporting, confidentiality and sharing
information
The making of wills and living wills
Dealing with personal property of deceased people
Removal of medical equipment from deceased people
Visitors
Safeguarding of vulnerable adults

End of Life Care Strategy – Department of Health 2008
The End of Life Care Strategy, published by the Department of Health in
2008, identified a number of significant issues affecting dying and death in
England:
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Some people die as they would have wished, but many do not. Many
people do not die in the place they would choose to; many do not
receive quality care at the end of their lives; and there are reports that
people have not been treated with dignity and respect
In the past, the profile of end of life care across the NHS and across
society has been relatively low, leading to variability in access to and
the quality of end of life care across the country and in different
communities
People are uncomfortable talking about dying and death, meaning that
when they come to the end of their lives friends and loved ones are not
aware of their preferences

The strategy promotes high quality care for all adults at the end of life in
England by providing people with more choice about where they would like to
live and die. Similar strategies for the end of life have also been developed in
Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
The End of Life Care Strategy announced the formation of a...