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Generic palliative care

R Burman1

  • 1Department of Palliative Medicine, Royal Marsden Hospital, Sutton, Surrey, UK.

European Journal of Cancer Care
|March 1, 1997
PubMed
Summary

Palliative care, once focused on cancer, now includes non-malignant diagnoses. Trinity Hospice expanded its services in 1995 to meet this growing need for specialist palliative care.

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Area of Science:

  • Palliative Care Medicine
  • Hospice and Geriatric Care

Background:

  • The World Health Organization (WHO) has expanded the aims of palliative care.
  • There is a growing trend to extend palliative care to patients with non-malignant diagnoses.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To report on the policy change at Trinity Hospice, London, to include patients with non-malignant diagnoses.
  • To document the extension of specialist palliative care services.

Main Methods:

  • Review of admissions policy at Trinity Hospice.
  • Implementation of a new policy effective January 1, 1995.

Main Results:

  • Trinity Hospice broadened its eligibility criteria.
  • The hospice now accepts all patients with specialist palliative care needs, irrespective of diagnosis.

Conclusions:

  • Specialist palliative care is increasingly recognized as beneficial for patients with non-malignant conditions.
  • Hospice admissions policies are adapting to meet the broader needs of patients requiring palliative care.

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