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020			_aR80
082			_aWB 310 Reports Section
100			_aMurray, Eugene
245		0	_aAccess to specialist palliative care services and place of death in Ireland _h[Report]
260			_aDublin _bIrish Hospice Foundation _c2013
300			_a48 p.
520			_a(ABS) This report aims to provide data, analysis and commentary to stimulate discussion on emerging trends in relation to the provision of specialist palliative care in Ireland. The report draws on existing data from four key sources � the Health Service Executive�s (HSE) Minimum Data Set for Palliative Care, (MDS, 2011); the National Cancer Registry (NCRI, 2010); the Hospital Inpatient Enquiry (HIPE, 2010) and HSE population records (2011) to compare and contrast administrative regions of the health service against national averages on a number of key indicators (number of hospice beds, waiting times for first assessment of patient, place of death, etc) and to examine the impact of varying levels of investment in palliative care on access to services and service activity. In particular, the report seeks to explore possible relationships between access to specialist palliative care services and place of death. It is clear from the data emerging from all four sources that there is a marked correlation between the availability or otherwise of hospice/palliative care services and where people die.
650			_aHospice Care Palliative Care Terminal Care
650			_aPalliative Care - Economics
650			_aPalliative Care - Services
650			_aIrish Research
650			_aPalliative Care - Policy
650			_aPalliative Care
710			_aIrish Hospice Foundation
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