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1Team Leader, Abingdon Community Hospital, Oxon.(Previously staff nurse, Palliative Care Unit, Royal Marsden Hospital).
International Journal of Palliative Nursing
|January 13, 2018
Summary
Healthcare professionals must address ethical resource distribution in palliative care. New outcome measures are needed to ensure quality care and maintain appropriate resource levels.
Area of Science:
- Healthcare Ethics
- Palliative Care Services
- Resource Allocation
Background:
- Global healthcare delivery changes necessitate professional involvement in resource distribution decisions.
- Palliative care services face unique challenges in resource allocation and quality assessment.
Purpose of the Study:
- To examine ethical issues in resource distribution for palliative care.
- To advocate for the use of appropriate outcome measures in palliative care.
Main Methods:
- Ethical analysis of resource distribution in palliative care.
- Review of current outcome measurement tools for healthcare effectiveness.
Main Results:
- Existing outcome measures are often unsuitable for evaluating palliative care quality and effectiveness.
- There is a need for healthcare professionals to promote more appropriate outcome measures.
Conclusions:
- Adopting suitable outcome measures is crucial for upholding palliative care philosophy.
- Appropriate resource maintenance in palliative care depends on effective quality assessment.
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