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Access to palliative care reimagined.
Julian Abel1, Allan Kellehear2, Jason Mills3
1Compassionate Communities UK, Helston, UK.
Future Healthcare Journal
|December 10, 2021
Summary
Improving palliative care access requires community collaboration, not just healthcare services. This study explores public health approaches to enhance palliative care delivery by working with, not for, communities.
Area of Science:
- Public Health
- Health Services Research
- Palliative Care
Background:
- Palliative care access is often viewed as a health service issue, neglecting community involvement.
- Current strategies focus on what services can offer, rather than collaborative partnerships.
Purpose of the Study:
- To review existing recommendations for increasing palliative care access.
- To propose a community-centered, public health approach to improve palliative care delivery.
Main Methods:
- Literature review of current palliative care access strategies.
- Advocacy for a public health and health promotion framework.
Main Results:
- Common recommendations often overlook community engagement.
- A public health model emphasizes collaborative action with communities.
Conclusions:
- Shifting from a service-centric to a community-collaborative model is crucial for equitable palliative care access.
- Public health principles offer a viable framework for achieving this shift.
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