Hospice at Home Service — SCE Palliative Medicine MCQ
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Correct answer: A — Intensive specialist nursing care in the patient’s home – including crisis intervention, overnight nursing cover and carer support – to enable patients to remain at home who might otherwise need hospice or hospital admission
Hospice at home refers to intensive, specialist palliative nursing support delivered in the patient’s own home, providing hands‑on care, rapid crisis response, and overnight support to help patients achieve their preferred place of death and avoid hospital admission. This model is distinct from services limited to medication delivery, telephone advice, volunteer befriending or physical relocation of hospice services. Option A aligns directly with UK national NHS service frameworks and the End of Life Care Strategy; other options are narrower or inaccurate.
Reference: UK End of Life Care Strategy (2008) “Hospice at Home” service definition; Southeast Clinical Networks Hospice at Home Services Overview (2021), https://southeastclinicalnetworks.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/SECDN-EOL-Hospice-at-Home-Services_Overview.pdf