Search results for ‘Subject term:"palliative care"’ Sort:
Results 1 - 10 of 33
Palliative and end of life care statutory: guidance for Integrated Care Boards (ICBs)
- Author:
- NHS ENGLAND
- Publisher:
- NHS England
- Publication year:
- 2022
- Pagination:
- 15
- Place of publication:
- London
This guidance has been developed by NHS England to support Integrated Care Boards (ICBs) with their duty to commission palliative care services. Palliative care is an approach that improves the quality of life of patients and their families facing the problems associated with life-threatening or life-limiting illness, through the prevention and relief of suffering by means of early identification and impeccable assessment and treatment of pain and other problems, physical, psychosocial and spiritual. ICSs have a key role to play in ensuring that people with palliative and end of life care needs can access and receive high quality personalised care and support. The guidance is statutory and ICBs must have regard to it. It also contains links to resources and good practice for ICSs when planning locally and working collaboratively with local partners. (Edited publisher abstract)
Palliative care services for children and young people in England: an independent review for the Secretary of State for Health
- Authors:
- CRAFT Alan, KILLEN Sue
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department of Health
- Publication year:
- 2007
- Pagination:
- 62p., bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
The independent review of palliative care services for children and young people in England is based on findings from a wide consultation with stakeholders, including children and young people and their families, commissioners and providers of services along with commissioned research from Department of Health Analysis and the York Health Economics Consortium. It is hoped that the recommendations in the report will be a catalyst for a step change in access to services and to their sustainability.
Commissioning and statutory funding arrangements for hospices in England: survey results 2015
- Authors:
- HOSPICE UK, TOGETHER FOR SHORT LIVES
- Publishers:
- Hospice UK, Together for Short Lives
- Publication year:
- 2015
- Pagination:
- 32
- Place of publication:
- London
Presents the findings of an annual survey of local hospices, exploring their experiences of the commissioning and statutory funding environment. The report reveals that funding for hospices is fragile, with more than two thirds of hospices having had their statutory funding frozen or cut by NHS commissioners for 2014/15. More than eight in ten hospices surveyed do not think their hospice is being funded fairly and sustainably by the NHS and in spite of providing a range of social care services, less than a quarter of hospices surveyed reported receiving funding from local authorities to fund this care. Current levels of funding is not sustainable and some hospices have warned they are likely to have to review the services they offer and may not be able to continue to provide the same level of care in the near future. In addition, commissioning and contracting is perceived as too complex, and while they should be regarded as integral to local palliative care provision only in some local areas they are seen as key partners. (Edited publisher abstract)
Developing a new approach to palliative care funding: a revised draft for discussion
- Author:
- NHS ENGLAND
- Publisher:
- NHS England
- Publication year:
- 2014
- Pagination:
- 33
- Place of publication:
- Leeds
This document sets out the draft palliative care development currency and provides supporting guidance. It has been published to support NHS England's engagement with the palliative care sector, including clinicians, commissioners and providers. In the context of healthcare a currency is made up of consistently identified units of care that can be used as the basis for payment between commissioners and providers. The palliative care development currency is a first attempt to create a set of currency units that are suitable for use across all organisations providing palliative care in England, whether to adults or children. (Edited publisher abstract)
End of life care strategy: third annual report
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department of Health
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department of Health
- Publication year:
- 2011
- Pagination:
- 82p.
- Place of publication:
- London
This third annual report outlines progress in delivering The End of Life Care Strategy, published in 2008. The opening chapter, meeting the challenges of end of life care, summarises the main developments and initiatives which provide the context for the Strategy. The next chapter, the information revolution for people approaching the end of life, looks at initiative to ensure people have the information they need and also improvements in the way information is collected, analysed and used by the NHS and adult services. The following four chapters cover improving outcomes for people approaching end of life in the areas of: identification and care planning; coordination and delivery; the last days of life and care after death; and commissioning and levers for change. The report highlights examples of good practice and initiative throughout.
End of life care: a commissioning perspective
- Author:
- NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR PALLIATIVE CARE
- Publisher:
- National Council for Palliative Care
- Publication year:
- 2007
- Pagination:
- 12p.
- Place of publication:
- London
This recent booklet from the National Council for Palliative Care considers what commissioners need to know and how they might best improve commissioning for end of life care.
Shifting end of life care back into the community
- Authors:
- SHINER Alice, STOTHARD Jennifer
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Integrated Care, 15(4), August 2007, pp.28-35.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
National evidence shows that around 60% of patients would prefer to receive end of life care and die at home, but in 2005 in North Derbyshire only 20% of patients were supported to do this. This article discusses the tools used to improve end of life care service in the community and explores the enablers and barriers. The article draws on a end of life care needs assessment undertaken in North Derbyshire and the interventions that were then implemented.
Independent review of palliative care services for children and young people: economic study: executive summary
- Author:
- YORK HEALTH ECONOMICS CONSORTIUM. Department of Health Independent Review Team
- Publisher:
- York Health Economics Consortium
- Publication year:
- 2007
- Pagination:
- 13p.
- Place of publication:
- York
The independent review of palliative care services for children and young people in England is based on findings from a wide consultation with stakeholders, including children and young people and their families, commissioners and providers of services along with commissioned research from Department of Health Analysis and the York Health Economics Consortium. It is hoped that the recommendations in the report will be a catalyst for a step change in access to services and to their sustainability. The contents include setting the scene for the review, the findings, the important elements of a good service, key messages, brief reports of case studies, and desirable objectives for future changes.
Independent review of palliative care services for children and young people: economic study: final report
- Author:
- YORK HEALTH ECONOMICS CONSORTIUM. Department of Health Independent Review Team
- Publisher:
- York Health Economics Consortium
- Publication year:
- 2007
- Pagination:
- 67p., bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- York
The independent review of palliative care services for children and young people in England is based on findings from a wide consultation with stakeholders, including children and young people and their families, commissioners and providers of services along with commissioned research from Department of Health Analysis and the York Health Economics Consortium. It is hoped that the recommendations in the report will be a catalyst for a step change in access to services and to their sustainability. The contents include setting the scene for the review, the findings, the important elements of a good service, key messages, brief reports of case studies, and desirable objectives for future changes.
Commissioning children's and young people's palliative care services: a practical guide for primary care trusts and practice-based commissioners
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department of Health
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department of Health
- Publication year:
- 2005
- Pagination:
- 31p.
- Place of publication:
- London
The guide shows local health chiefs how to give more choice to the children who need it most, with a range of palliative care options that includes the right to be treated at home. Nurse-led services in the community will mean services will come to children, saving them from having to travel to hospital every time they need care. The guide will help those working with children who need palliative services to devise care that moves seamlessly across health, social care and education. This will mean they are cared for in an environment where they feel comfortable. Children with life-threatening and life-limiting conditions now live longer and need long term palliative care often throughout their lives. Their health needs are complex and should be met in ways that fit with their education and personal development.