MeSH: England
Facilitators and barriers to the delivery of palliative care to children with life-limiting and life-threatening conditions: a qualitative study of the experiences and perceptions of healthcare professionals
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OBJECTIVE: To understand healthcare system facilitators and barriers to the delivery of palliative care for children with life-limiting and life-threatening conditions and their family members. DESIGN: Focus groups with children’s palliative care professionals. Data were analysed using thematic analysis. SETTING: Four regions of England (West Midlands, South West, Yorkshire and Humber, and London) from December…
Developing a nursing dependency scoring tool for children’s palliative care: the impact on hospice care
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BACKGROUND: Occupancy is commonly used to measure bed management in hospices. However, the increasing complexity of children and young people and growing dependence on technology mean that this is no longer effective. AIM: To develop a dependency tool that enables the hospice to safely and effectively manage the use of beds for planned short breaks…
Independent hospices for children and young people; Hospices North East
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In 2012 more than 2000 children and young people (CYP) aged 1–19 died in England and Wales. For CYP, cancer, nervous system, respiratory, cardiovascular and congenital conditions account for about 60% of deaths. The nine independent hospices across North East England have formed a collaborative (Hospices North East, HNE) working together to enable collective description…