Future ambitions for hospice care: our mission and our opportunity
Published on: 01 October 2013
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We established the Commission into the Future of Hospice Care in November 2011 to help hospices meet the changing and growing needs of the communities they serve. This paper is the final report of the Commission’s work.
The aim of the Commission into the Future of Hospice Care was to help hospices look ahead so they can anticipate and meet the changing and growing needs of the communities they serve.
This final report of the Commission reflects on the learning from multiple strands of contributory work which have informed the findings. It goes on to outline five key steps that hospices might take to ensure they are fit for the future, able to achieve maximum impact and well placed to deliver the best outcomes for those with palliative and end of life care needs – now and in the future. These steps are:
Prepare for significant change in the context of palliative and end of life care.
Strengthen understanding of the contribution of hospice care.
Establish hospice care as a solution to future challenges in palliative and end of life care.
Strengthen the connection between hospices and their local health and social care systems and their local communities
