The strategic importance of palliative care within the Irish health service; Perspectives on future service delivery. Report

The strategic importance of palliative care within the Irish health service; Perspectives on future service delivery. Report

Perspectives series Number 1: The strategic importance of palliative care within the Irish health service; Perspectives on future service delivery

First report of the Irish Hospice Foundation's perspectives series examines palliative care from an all encompassing perspective which includes primary, secondary and tertiary care; patients of all ages and diagnoses; and all care settings. As such this report has relevance for most healthcare professionals. The
report positions palliative care in relation to quality and cost of overall healthcare and future demand for palliative services..

Irish Hospice Foundation

January 2013

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