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David Clark

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Ranking of palliative care development in the countries of the European Union

2016

Context\ud \ud There is growing interest in monitoring palliative care (PC) development internationally. One aspect of this is the ranking of such development for comparative purposes.\ud \ud Objectives\ud \ud To generate a ranking classification and to compare scores for PC development in the countries of the European Union (EU), 2007 and 2013. PC “development” in this study is understood as a combination of the existence of relevant services in a country (“resources”) plus the capacity to develop further resources in the future (“vitality”).\ud \ud Methods\ud \ud “Resources” comprise indicators of three types of PC services per population (inpatient palliative care units and inpatient hos…

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Ranking of Palliative Care Development in the Countries of the European Union.

2016

Abstract Context There is growing interest in monitoring palliative care (PC) development internationally. One aspect of this is the ranking of such development for comparative purposes. Objectives To generate a ranking classification and to compare scores for PC development in the countries of the European Union, 2007 and 2013. PC "development" in this study is understood as a combination of the existence of relevant services in a country ("resources") plus the capacity to develop further resources in the future ("vitality"). Methods "Resources" comprise indicators of three types of PC services per population (inpatient palliative care units and inpatient hospices, hospital support teams, …

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Policy on palliative care in the WHO European region: an overview of progress since the Council of Europe’s (2003) recommendation 24

2015

Background: With the goal of achieving greater unity and coherence, the Council of Europe developed a national palliative care (PC) policy framework—Recommendation (2003) 24. Although directed at member states, the policy spread to the wider World Health Organisation (WHO) European Region. This article aims to present the current situation relating to national PC health policies in European countries. Methods: A cross-sectional survey was conducted in 53 European countries of the WHO European Region. Relevant data reported (i) the existence of official documents concerning the provision of PC; (ii) the role of health departments and policymakers in the evaluation of PC provision and (iii) t…

Financing PersonalEconomic growthPalliative careNational Health Programsmedia_common.quotation_subjectLegislationWorld Health OrganizationEu countriesWorld health03 medical and health sciencesGovernment Agencies0302 clinical medicineHumansMedicine030212 general & internal medicineQuality of Health Caremedia_commonbusiness.industryHealth PolicyMember statesPalliative CarePublic Health Environmental and Occupational HealthPaymentEuropean regionEuropeCross-Sectional StudiesQuality management system030220 oncology & carcinogenesisbusinessThe European Journal of Public Health
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