3.15 Future Priorities for End-of-Life Care in Ireland All survey participants (N=2259) were asked to select their three top priorities from a list of seven for future end-of-life care in Ireland. e following were the top priorities for end-of- life care in Ireland as reported by survey participants:
1. Ensuring that people are supported to die with dignity, free from pain in a calm and comfortable place of their choosing (N=1547, 68,4%)
2. Better home-based supports for people at the end of their life (N=1113, 49.2%)
3. Ensuring every person has equal access to palliative care wherever they live and what ever their age (N=1042, 46.1%).
Figure 5: Future Priorities for End-of-Life Care in Ireland
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Better home-based supports for people at the end of their life (e.g. home help, carers, practical support etc).
Ensuring that people are supported to die with dignity, free from pain, in a calm place of their choosing.
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Ensuring every person has equal access to pallative care, wherever they live, whatever their age.
Providing emotional support to those living with life-threatening disease and their families.
Ensuring that there is bereavement support available to anyone who needs it, wherever they live, whatever their age. 628
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Training of all health-care staff to deliver person-centred end-of-life care across all health and homecare settings.
More public awareness and discussion about end-of-life care, death, and bereavement.
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