"Supporting family carers: report on the evidence of how to work with and support family carers to inform the work of the Commission into the Future of Hospice Care" was commissioned by the Commission for the Future of Hospice Care in relation to support offered to family carers undertaken by/in/related to hospice care.
In drawing together existing knowledge, it also provides recommendations that address gaps in service provision for family carers.
The primary aim of this paper was to draw together existing knowledge related to hospice care about how best to work with, and for, family carers of those facing the end of life.
The study also sought to provide recommendations and outline implications for family carers, health and social care professionals and others associated with hospices, and also national organisations associated with hospice care and society.
This paper is part of a series of contributions to the Commission into the Future of Hospice Care. The aim of the Commission into the Future of Hospice Care is to help hospices look ahead so they can anticipate and meet the changing and growing needs of the communities they serve.
