A profile of patients receiving palliative care in Australia for January - June 2019

Authors

Alanna M. Connolly, University of WollongongFollow
Samuel J. Burns, University of WollongongFollow
Samuel F. Allingham, University of WollongongFollow
Linda M. Foskett, University of WollongongFollow
Sabina P. Clapham, University of WollongongFollow
Barbara A. Daveson, University of WollongongFollow

RIS ID

142128

Publication Details

A. Connolly, S. Burns, S. Allingham, L. Foskett, S. Clapham & B. Daveson, A profile of patients receiving palliative care in Australia for January - June 2019 (Palliative Care Outcomes Collaboration, Australian Health Services Research Institute, University of Wollongong, 2019).

Abstract

The Palliative Care Outcomes Collaboration (PCOC) is a national program that aims to improve the quality and outcomes of palliative care in Australia. This is achieved via a standardised clinical language that supports a national data collection. This report provides a high level profile of 24,564 patients who received palliative care during January to June 2019 and had their pain, symptom, family / carer and psychological / spiritual issues assessed as part of routine clinical care.