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Needs assessment: a tool for hospice expansion.

Anneyce Knight1, Fraser Meek

  • 1University of Greenwich, Eltham, London, UK.

International Journal of Palliative Nursing
|June 24, 2003
PubMed
Summary

A voluntary hospice assessed local needs for palliative care, finding a demand for expanded services. This evidence supports hospice growth to better serve the community and address patient needs.

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Area of Science:

  • Palliative Care
  • Health Services Research

Background:

  • Specialist palliative hospice inpatient services admit a small proportion of dying patients.
  • UK government initiatives may increase hospice funding and broaden admission criteria.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To identify local needs for hospice care.
  • To provide evidence for expanding hospice services.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized Stevens and Raftery's (1997) needs assessment protocol.
  • Incorporated Higginson's (1997) review of health care needs in palliative and terminal care.

Main Results:

  • Identified specific local requirements for hospice care.
  • Gathered evidence to support the expansion of hospice services.

Conclusions:

  • The needs assessment provides a basis for hospice service expansion.
  • Meeting local needs can enhance the hospice's contribution to the local health economy.

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