How does English national end-of-life care policy impact on the experience of older people at the end of life? Findings from a realist evaluation.

Barker, Rhiannon, Wilson, Patricia M., Butler, Claire (2021) How does English national end-of-life care policy impact on the experience of older people at the end of life? Findings from a realist evaluation. Primary Health Care Research & Development, 22 . pp. 1-8. (doi:10.1017/ S1463423621000621) (KAR id:112481)

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Abstract

To explore the extent to which national policy in end-of-life care (EOLC) in England

influences and guides local practice, helping to ensure that care for older people at the EOL

is of a consistently good quality. Background: Whilst policy is recognised as an important component

in determining the effectiveness of EOLC, there is scant literature which attempts to

interrogate how this happens or to hypothesise the mechanisms linking policy to better

outcomes.

Item Type:	Article
DOI/Identification number:	10.1017/ S1463423621000621
Subjects:	R Medicine > RZ Other systems of medicine
Institutional Unit:	Schools > School of Social Sciences > Centre for Health Services Studies
Former Institutional Unit:	There are no former institutional units.
Funders:	University of Kent (https://ror.org/00xkeyj56)
Depositing User:	Claire Butler
Date Deposited:	03 Jan 2026 15:54 UTC
Last Modified:	04 Jan 2026 05:41 UTC
Resource URI:	https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/112481 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes)

University of Kent Author Information

Barker, Rhiannon.

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Wilson, Patricia M..

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Butler, Claire.

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