38  Access to palliative care by people from South Asian communities in the UK: a qualitative study using Narrative Inquiry

Abstract

reduced barriers to end of life care for those who are homeless ConclusionsThe evaluation provides evidence that the homelessness co-ordinator project is improving the support that professionals can provide to those who are homeless and needing end of life care. It has allowed for more advance care plans and discussions with people who are homeless about their preferences for care at the end of their life. Impact The service has improved multi-agency working for professionals who are supporting people who are homeless and in need of end-of-life care. By bringing professionals together to discuss patients, Marie Curie and GPs have been able to work jointly to pull in multi-agency support at hostels where patients are living. In some cases, the project has supported individuals to die at a hospice, when this has been their preferred place of death.