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Following the money
— findings from NPCC's survey to monitor the first year of investment in end of life care 2009/10 | | Corporate Author | National Council for Palliative Care - NCPC |
| Publisher | National Council for Palliative Care, London, March 2010 |
| Pages | 4 pp (Briefing 18) |
| Source | National Council for Palliative Care, The Fitzpatrick Building, 188-194 York Way, London N7 9AS. E-mail: enquiries@ncpc.org.uk Website: www.ncpc.org.uk |
| Keywords | Terminal care ; Finance [care] ; Health Authorities and Trusts ; Evaluation. |
| Annotation | In its election manifesto in 2005, the Government pledged to double the investment in palliative care. As a result, the Department of Health (DH) launched its first national End of Life Care Strategy for adults in England in 2008, with commitments being made to increase expenditure. The National Council for Palliative Care (NCPC) has received anecdotal reports that additional funds allocated to primary care trusts (PCTs) have not reached front-line services. This briefing outlines findings from a survey to ascertain whether strategic health authorities (SHAs), PCT commissioners and palliative care providers could account for the spending of these funds. 33 PCTs (35%) were unable to identify a specific amount as their initial budget for end of life care in 2009/10; more optimistically, other PCTs had a clearer understanding of what was included in their end of life care budgets; and two PCTs report on the areas of care included. Recommendations are made regarding greater transparency by PCTs and SHAs in using end of life care expenditure. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-100415002 P |
| Classmark | LV: QC: L4A: 4C * |
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