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A controversial system of caring for dying patients is to be phased out in Scotland, it has been confirmed.
The Liverpool Care Pathway (LCP) can involve withdrawing medication, food and fluids to patients in the final days and hours of their life.
A review of the pathway in England earlier this year found it had sometimes been "misused" by the NHS.
The Scottish government said new guidelines would be given to health boards next year.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-25464265
The Liverpool Care Pathway (LCP) can involve withdrawing medication, food and fluids to patients in the final days and hours of their life.
A review of the pathway in England earlier this year found it had sometimes been "misused" by the NHS.
The Scottish government said new guidelines would be given to health boards next year.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-25464265