Evidence-based planning and costing palliative care services for children: novel multi-method epidemiological and economic exemplar
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Children’s palliative care is a relatively new clinical specialty. Its nature is multi-dimensional and its delivery necessarily multi-professional. Numerous diverse public and not-for-profit organisations typically provide services and support. Because services are not centrally coordinated, they are provided in a manner that is inconsistent and incoherent. Since the first children’s hospice opened in 1982, the epidemiology of life-limiting conditions has changed with more children living longer, and many requiring transfer to adult services. Very little is known about the number of children living within any given geographical locality, costs of care, or experiences of children with ongoing palliative care needs and their families. We integrated evidence, and undertook and used novel methodological epidemiological work to develop the first evidence-based and costed commissioning exemplar.
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Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | Article 18 |
Journal | BMC Palliative Care |
Volume | 12 |
Issue number | 1 |
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Publication status | Published - 25 Apr 2013 |