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Hawkins C, Rothwell C, Close H, et al. Legal Issues in Life-Limiting Illness: Can Cross-Agency, Interprofessional Education Support Integration of Care?. J Law Med. 2021;28(4):1082-1091
Hawkins, C., Rothwell, C., Close, H., Emmett, C., & Hesselgreaves, H. (2021). Legal Issues in Life-Limiting Illness: Can Cross-Agency, Interprofessional Education Support Integration of Care?. Journal of law and medicine, 28(4), 1082-1091.
Hawkins, Colette, et al. "Legal Issues in Life-Limiting Illness: Can Cross-Agency, Interprofessional Education Support Integration of Care?." Journal of law and medicine vol. 28,4 (2021): 1082-1091.
Hawkins C, Rothwell C, Close H, Emmett C, Hesselgreaves H. Legal Issues in Life-Limiting Illness: Can Cross-Agency, Interprofessional Education Support Integration of Care?. J Law Med. 2021 Dec;28(4):1082-1091. PMID: 34907687.
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J Law Med. 2021 Dec;28(4):1082-1091.

Legal Issues in Life-Limiting Illness: Can Cross-Agency, Interprofessional Education Support Integration of Care?.

Journal of law and medicine

Colette Hawkins, Charlotte Rothwell, Helen Close, Charlotte Emmett, Hannah Hesselgreaves

Affiliations

  1. Academic Consultant in Palliative Medicine, St Oswald's Hospice; Honorary Clinical Lecturer, Newcastle University.
  2. Senior Research Associate, Department of Medical Education, Newcastle University.
  3. Senior Research Methodologist, Population Health Sciences Institute, Newcastle University.
  4. Associate Professor, Northumbria Law School, Northumbria University.
  5. Associate Professor, Human Resource Development, Northumbria University.

PMID: 34907687

Abstract

Legal issues are prevalent in life-limiting illness, relating to social welfare needs as well as delivery of legally compliant care. Yet the broad range of agencies delivering care is fragmented, risking unmet needs. This mixed-methods research explored the potential of cross-agency, interprofessional education to raise awareness and understanding of legal needs in this context and promote closer service integration. Four identical workshops, run in north-east England, brought together 99 participants from health, social, legal, advice, charitable, public and private sectors. Participants were overwhelmingly positive about the value of learning together with 97% wanting more sessions. Learning priorities included greater awareness of services and referral routes as well as areas of law relating to advance care planning and mental capacity. Interprofessional education, spanning the breadth of relevant agencies and supported by national strategy, was identified as a route to integrating services.

Keywords: health law; holistic care; integrated care; interprofessional education; social welfare law

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