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Future Developments for Specialist Palliative Care: The Hospital View

This detailed overview explores the current state and future developments of Specialist Palliative Care (SPC) from a hospital viewpoint. It covers definitions, importance of specialist care, challenges identified in Care Quality Commission (CQC) visits, and the need for person-centered end-of-life care plans. It discusses the integration of services, evolution of care models, and the push for more home-based and community care. The text delves into the role of palliative care in hospital settings, the value it brings, and the need for outcome measures, education, and senior management involvement. Acknowledgements to key figures in the field are also highlighted.

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Future Developments for Specialist Palliative Care: The Hospital View

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  1. Dr Faeqa Hami DA FRCP Consultant in Palliative Medicine Buckshealthcare Future Developments for Specialist Palliative Care:The Hospital View

  2. Definitions • Specialist Palliative Care : • provided by those who specialise in palliative care (consultants in palliative medicine and clinical nurse specialists in palliative care, for example • Can be at any point in the disease pathway • EOLC • Care in the last few days/ hours of life • Provided by those involved the day-to-day care of patients and carers in their homes and in hospitals • Complex needs may need input from SPC

  3. Hospital based SPC vs EOLC SPC EOLC

  4. 2014 CQC visit to BHT • EOLC: under category of “Are services Effective?” “ End of life care for patients did not meet national standards, this care was not monitored effectively and previous audits in this area had not led to change.” EOLC across Trust: “Requires improvement”

  5. CQC 2014 • Patients at the end of life must have person-centred, holistic plans of care to enable staff to assess and treat patients effectively. • ‘Do not attempt cardio-pulmonary resuscitation’ (DNA CPR) forms must be accurately completed and records of end of life discussions with patients must be documented. • Patients at the end of life should be treated according to the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) ‘End of life care for adults quality standards’ (NICE, 2009).

  6. CQC 2014 findings on EOLC The specialist palliative care team provided a safe, effective and responsive service (!)

  7. Post CQC: Hospital based SPC vs EOLC EOLC/SPC

  8. Models of Delivery of SPC • Evolution of palliative care input CURATIVE TREATMENT Palliative care CURATIVE TREATMENT

  9. Developments to Date • Multidisciplinary Team Working • 7 day working • 24/7 access to specialist palliative care • Medical outpatients • Nurse led clinics • Acute oncology teams (friends or foe?)

  10. Future Developments will be led to a degree by: • Increase in frail elderly and LTCs • Drive to increase home deaths/ out of hospital deaths • Care closer to home: outpatient reviews vs reviews in the community • Drive to reduce admissions to acute hospitals if deemed “EOL”

  11. Future developments (continued) • Turnaround of patients in A&E departments • Increasing palliative survivorship agenda • Integration of services (in-reach teams/ outreach to NHs etc)

  12. Future of hospital SPC?

  13. How do we show value of hospital SPC services? • Achieve the Corporate ask whilst maintaining the integrity of the service • Outcome measures • Education and Training • Presence at Senior Exec/ Management levels

  14. Acknowledgements • Irene Higginson • Fiona Lisney

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