Hospital training boost
October 21, 2011
THE number of Australians who
died in hospital after receiving
palliative care has increased by 56%
over the last decade, according to
the latest Trends in palliative care
in Australian hospitals report.
“This is a fantastic indicator that
our hospital system is gaining an
understanding of the need to refer
people to palliative care,” said Dr
Yvonne Luxford, Palliative Care
Australia’s Chief Executive Officer.
“What we need to make sure,
however, is that people are
receiving high quality care, and
one way to do this is by ensuring
that education about palliative and
end of life care is a standard
provision for all health
professionals,” she added.
The report also found that the
average length of stay for palliative
care patients is 12.5 days, whilst
69% of patients were admitted
with a principal diagnosis of cancer.
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