1. Six Steps to Success North Devon Hospice Programme for Domiciliary Care

2. Background
A programme developed to enhance and support organisational change and develop care staff working in domiciliary care settings, in end of life care.

3. The programme is based on the six steps described in the Route to Success: a guide to improving end of life care in domiciliary care (2011) produced by the National End of Life Programme.

4. Organisation Representative
To support organisational change to achieve the measures and expectations set out within the Care Quality Commission criteria, Department of Health Quality Markers for Domiciliary care and the Route to Success for Domiciliary Care

5. 6 Steps Step 1 Discussions as end of life approaches Step 2
Assessment, care planning and review
Step 3
Co-ordination of Care
Step 4
Delivery of High Level care

6. 6 Steps Step 5 Care in the last days of life Step 6 Care after Death
Dementia Care
Learning Difficulties

7. Benefits to your Organisation
Having a Domiciliary Care Representative for End of Life Care will ensure each organisation has a champion who has access to current national and local information. They will be supported to develop their knowledge and skills and encouraged to empower colleagues within their organisation to deliver end of life care

8. Benefits to your Organisation
The programme will also support collaborative multi-professional working across all settings.

9. Sustainability
Following successful completion of the programme, representatives will be encouraged to attend/develop a local forum to stay at the forefront of end of life care within their locality

10. Tutorial Day There will be a tutorial support
A programme for employees will commence in January 2019
November 8th 2018