Table 2 Key EOLC policy documents
From: An exploration of person-centred approach in end-of-life care policies in England and Japan
Policy | Country & year | Policymaker | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
The Life Care Fifth Report of Session 2014–15 | England, 2015 | House of Commons | https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201415/cmselect/cmhealth/805/805.pdf |
One Chance to Get It Right: Improving people’s experience of care in the last few days and hours of life | England, 2014 | Leadership Alliance for the Care of Dying People | |
Report of the Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust public inquiry (Francis Report) | England, 2015 | House of Commons | |
Policy for Prosecutors in Respect of Cases of Encouraging or Assisting Suicide | England, 2010 | Crown Prosecution Service | |
Living Well with Dementia: A National Dementia Strategy | England, 2009 | Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) | |
End of Life Care Strategy | England, 2008 | DHSC | |
Dementia Policy Promotion Charter. | Japan, 2019 | Ministerial Conference on the Dementia Policy Promotion | https://www.kantei.go.jp/jp/singi/ninchisho_kaigi/pdf/shisaku_taikou.pdf (in Japanese) |
Report on the survey of attitude toward medical and nursing care in the last stage of life. | Japan, 2018 | Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) | https://www.mhlw.go.jp/toukei/list/dl/saisyuiryo_a_h29.pdf (in Japanese) |
Report on the public awareness of medical and nursing care at the Last Stage of Life. | Japan, 2018 | MHLW | https://www.mhlw.go.jp/file/05-Shingikai-10801000-Iseikyoku-Soumuka/0000200748.pdf (in Japanese) |
Basic Plan to Promote Cancer Control Programmes. | Japan, 2007 (last revised in 2018) | MHLW | https://www.mhlw.go.jp/file/06-Seisakujouhou-10900000-Kenkoukyoku/0000196975.pdf (in Japanese) |
The Guideline on the Decision-making Process for Medical and Nursing Care at the Last Stage of Life. | Japan, 2007 (last revised in 2018) | MHLW | https://www.mhlw.go.jp/file/04-Houdouhappyou-10802000-Iseikyoku-Shidouka/0000197701.pdf (in Japanese) |
Commentary: The Guideline on the Decision-making Process for Medical and Nursing Care at the Last Stage of Life. | Japan, 2007 (last revised in 2018) | MHLW | https://www.mhlw.go.jp/file/04-Houdouhappyou-10802000-Iseikyoku-Shidouka/0000197702.pdf (in Japanese) |