In recent months the Liverpool Care Pathway (LCP) has been the object of substantial criticism in the media and elsewhere. Alarming news stories have circulated about the LCP and the care of the elderly in acute hospitals. The stories share common themes with the complaints that led to the Mid Staffordshire public inquiry. Serious concerns were expressed that patients were wrongly being denied nutrition and hydration while being placed on the LCP. The review of the LCP was commissioned by Care and Support Minister, Norman Lamb, in January 2013, because of the serious concerns arising from the media reports. The independent review panel was chaired by Baroness Neuberger and was reported on 15 July 2013. The report was entitled Independent Review of the Liverpool Care Pathway (2013).
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