112 The First National Audit of Care of the Dying in England Using the Liverpool Care Pathway for the Dying Patient (LCP) — Organisational Profile of Participating Hospitals

The Liverpool Care Pathway for the Dying Patient (LCP) has been promoted as best practice in the dying phase. Use of this framework is widespread nationally. The LCP is a standardised, goal driven, structured template of care for ‘expected’ deaths. It is amenable to comparative audit. The Marie Curie Palliative Care Institute, Liverpool (MCPCIL), in collaboration with the RCP, have undertaken a national …