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Palliative care: a Yorkshire approach
Nursing Standard (Royal College of Nursing (Great Britain) : 1987)
|May 13, 1992
Summary
Palliative care is expanding beyond cancer patients to include all life-threatening illnesses in Yorkshire. Further professional training is needed to ensure skilled care across all settings.
Area of Science:
- Palliative Care Medicine
- Healthcare Services Research
Background:
- Traditionally, palliative care focused primarily on cancer patients.
- Yorkshire Health aims to broaden palliative care to all individuals with life-threatening diseases.
Purpose of the Study:
- To describe the progress of palliative care service provision in the Yorkshire region.
- To identify ongoing needs in training healthcare professionals for comprehensive palliative care.
Main Methods:
- Review of palliative care service provision in the Yorkshire region.
- Analysis of current training standards for healthcare professionals in palliative care.
Main Results:
- Palliative care services in Yorkshire have expanded to encompass a wider range of life-threatening conditions.
- Progress has been made in extending service provision across various healthcare settings.
Conclusions:
- While progress has been achieved, significant gaps remain in the training of professionals.
- Enhanced training is crucial to deliver skilled palliative care to patients in hospitals, hospices, and community settings.