Palliative care 2016

How / Do we recognize the terminal patient ?

UK Social Security legislation terminal illness is defined as: “a progressive disease where death as a consequence of that disease can reasonably be expected within 6 months ”. WIKIPEDIA: “terminal illness is a disease that cannot be cured or adequately treated and that is reasonably expected to result in the death of the patient within a short period of time . ” ”

Mosby's Medical Dictionary, 9th edition. © 2009, Elsevier . “Terminal illness is a malignancy which is expected to cause the patient’s death in a short period of time—i.e., weeks to several months”