IMPACT: Implementation of Quality Indicators in Palliative Care
Study
Newsletter 2; Summer 2013
Interviews
Implementing quality indicators
Last time we told you we were
coming to the end of interviews
with professionals all across
Europe about barriers to good
quality palliative care: Here is a
sneak preview of some of the
findings which we have
recently submitted for
publication:
Publications
We have started using the quality indicators
in settings across Europe, in England this
has been substantially delayed by the recent
changes to the structure of the NHS and the
approval process because of this.
So far In England we have used them in 1
hospice, 1 community hospice team, and 2
care homes.
Two papers have been published in Dementia: The
international journal of social research and practice:
• Palliative care services for people with dementia: a
synthesis of the literature reporting the views and
experiences of professionals and family
carers doi:10.1177/1471301212450538
• Evaluating educational initiatives to improve
palliative care for people with dementia: a narrative
review doi:10.1177/1471301212474140
AND we have another FOUR
under review with various
journals including palliative
Communication
medicine and Ageing and
difficulties between
Mental health.
The variation of
Difficulties in
Problematic processes
the integration
funding palliative
of care, including
of services
care services
boundaries, definitions,
services, and between
knowledge, skills and
professionals and
inclusiveness
families
“[W]ell, it is difficult for
“[...] the entire chaotic
the healthcare system
organisation, and all
and the social system
those financial
“[I wouldn’t recommend] a
to set up palliative care
arrangements [...] it is
strategy adopted by the
all so complicated.”
oncologists in our, in my
together...everything is
(Regional Head of
healthcare system, that
social or healthcare
Palliative care, the
doesn’t understand when
related, and working
Netherlands)
it is time to stop in terms
projects
patients and their
together is still difficult”
of treatments”
(Geriatrician, Italy)
(Hospice Director, Italy)
“[T]hey don’t warn either
Family Carers
Nathan has completed 46
interviews with family carers of
people with dementia as part of
his PhD.
These interviews are currently
being transcribed and he will
begin to analyse these soon.
the person but more
specifically the relatives
and the carers that
dementia is a disease that
you’re dying of”
(GP, England)
Contact us
Want to know more or a copy of
our publications contact Nathan
Davies:
Nathan.davies.10@ucl.ac.uk
020 7794 0500 ext: 34141
Twitter: @theimpactproject1
www.impactpalliativecare.eu