The OptCare study

A number of people in Sussex have been invited to take part in what is called a research project to test a new palliative care service for frail older people living at home or in a care home. 900 people who registered the death of a relative, friend or cared for person are being contacted to give their views on a questionnaire. The purpose is to be able to analyse why some people received care which met their needs and preferences, while others did not.

Your views are very important and will greatly help to provide better care for patients and families in Sussex and across the United Kingdom in the future.

Can this possibly be true? The important thing to notice is that the needs and preferences of the 900 dead people are being requested from third parties, some of them with conflicts of interest regarding any assessment of the dead person`s care or preferences.
http://www.csi.kcl.ac.uk/files/Link%20to%20patient%20information%20sheet.pdf

So what drives this kind of nonsense research which no doubt will find in favour of keeping the elderly out of hospitals with `Do not resuscitate notices`?

 

 

The demographics of an aging population is, again, the core concern and driver. The UK’s ageing population has “considerable consequences” for public services as is discussed in UK Parliament –

The pensioner population is expected to rise despite the increase in the women’s state pension age to 65 between 2010 and 2020 and the increase for both men and women from 65 to 68 between 2024 and 2046. In 2008 there were 3.2 people of working age for every person of pensionable age. This ratio is projected to fall to 2.8 by 2033.

 http://liverpool-care-pathway-a-national-sc.blogspot.co.uk/2014/01/liverpool-care-pathway-trials-and.html