MAAR charts for End of Life Care/Last Phase of Life

On behalf of: regional MAAR Task & Finish Group

The Task and Finish group met again last week and was absolutely focused on finding a solution to the Authorisation and Administration of End-of-Life drugs to ensure patients get the care they need at that difficult time in their lives but also understanding the pressures on GPs working within the present system.

The group has members who can help with the solution on a practical level and includes GPs, community nursing, pharmacists, digital colleagues and NHSE directors in addition to us.

The group was clear that the solution needed to be safe without any transcribing of drugs and to cover the legalities of authorisation and separately administration of these drugs.

We are looking for an interim solution while a robust digital process is developed.

We will be meeting again in a couple of weeks and in the meantime looking at what is being done elsewhere as well as the digital solutions. We are committed to keeping you all updated