Anticipatory Prescribing: Proportion of Adults Who Had Their Key Symptoms Controlled in the Last Days of Life
Identifying Attributes
Care Settings
Palliative Care
Country
United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man
Publishing Organisation
National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE): Care of Dying Adults in the Last Days of Life Quality Standard
Type of Quality Indicator
Process
IOM Quality Dimension
Effectiveness
Domain
Physical Aspects of Care
Defining Attributes
Definition
Adults in the last days of life who are likely to need symptom control are prescribed anticipatory medicines with individualised indications for use, dosage and route of administration.
Numerator
Denominator
Exclusions
Use of Risk Adjustment
No
Risk Adjustments
Stratifications
Data Attributes
Type of Data Collection
Electronic/paper chart records
Data Collection Methods
Local data collection based on audits of patient care records.
Frequency of Data Collection
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
Reporting Methods
Reporting Frequency
Reporting Frequency in Days
Indicator Has Recommended Targets
No
Source and Reference Attributes
Technical Specifications
Unable to locate full specifications. Some details available here: www.nice.org.uk/guidance/qs144/resources/care-of-dying-adults-in-the-last-days-of-life-pdf-75545479508677
Link to Measurement Tools
Linked to: National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) Quality Standard 144: Care of dying adults in the last days of life (www.nice.org.uk/guidance/qs144) and National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) National Guideline: Care of dying adults in the last days of life (www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ng31).
Quality Indicator Confirmed to be Part of a Program Used to Monitor Quality and Safety of Care Among Older People at a Population-Level between 2012-2022
No
Assessed by the Australian Consortium for Aged Care Collaborators as Generally Containing Good Properties (Importance and Scientific Acceptability)
No
Australian Consortium for Aged Care Endorsed
No
Identified by PHARMA-Care Project
No
Upload Date
23 July 2025
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Date Modified 23 July 2025