The Commission into the Future of Hospice Care has launched its final report - Future ambitions for hospice care: our mission and our opportunity. The Commission is calling on hospices to adapt and diversify so they are equipped to face the opportunities and challenges they face in the future. It proposes a range of actions hospices need to take over the next two to three years to prepare for these. Its main recommendations include: - Hospices will need to develop new models of care and adapt existing services to meet increasing and changing demands for their services. - In future hospices will need to work more closely with other organisations including the NHS, local authorities, care homes and voluntary sector organisations. Collaboration between hospices will also be important to maximise resources and increase efficiency. - Hospices need to become “champions of change” for care in their local communities and not just service providers. They should seek to actively influence health and social care service delivery in their local communities and share their expertise in providing person-centred care more widely with other organisations, including hospitals. - Hospices will need to reshape and rejuvenate their workforces to help future challenges, including building new skills and expanding the role of volunteers. - There is public demand for hospices to support more people with different conditions beyond cancer, including the “frail elderly” and people with dementia, by working in partnership with other organisations. Download the report on our website:
Posted on: Tue, 22 Oct 2013 11:18:54 +0000
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