Is a terminally ill non-cancer patient really forced to stay at the hospital?

Affiliations

Francesco Serafini: Complex Operating Unit of Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine and Onco-Hematology with Emergency Character, Ospedale dell’Angelo, Mestre, Venice
Maria Gabriella Procacci: Complex Operating Unit of Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine and Onco-Hematology with Emergency Character, Ospedale dell’Angelo, Mestre, Venice
Elia Vettore: Complex Operating Unit of Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine and Onco-Hematology with Emergency Character, Ospedale dell’Angelo, Mestre, Venice
Giulia Cardinali: Complex Operational Unit Management Control, Ospedale dell’Angelo, Mestre, Venice
Fabio Presotto: Complex Operating Unit of Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine and Onco-Hematology with Emergency Character, Ospedale dell’Angelo, Mestre, Venice

Abstract

Dear Editor, for many years the National Health Service has taken care of terminal illness in its clinical, ethical, and legal aspects...