This short document gives a series of recommendations for health and social care professionals to support relatives of people at the end of life in times of Covid-19. The document provides guidelines on how to establish first contact, how to communicate and offer emotional support, even when visits are not allowed, and how to act in the event of the patient’s death without the presence of relatives.
Providing compassionate end-of-life care during the Covid-19 crisis: supporting the family. Dublin, The Irish Hospice Foundation, 2021, 2 p.
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