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Specialist palliative care workforce survey 2008/2009
— national summary | | Author(s) | Emily Sam |
| Corporate Author | National Council for Palliative Care- NCPC; NHS Information Centre; NHS Workforce Review Team |
| Publisher | National Council for Palliative Care, London, 2010 |
| Pages | 10 pp |
| 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 ; Medical workers ; Employment ; Social surveys. |
| Annotation | The End of Life Care Strategy for England (2008) identified workforce development as one of the essential factors to the future success of the Strategy's implementation. The Strategy recognised the importance of the role of the specialist palliative care workforce. The National Council for Palliative Care (PCPC) carried out this survey in partnership with the NHS Information Centre and the NHS Workforce Review Team; the results of previous surveys carried out in 2005 and 2007 are on NCPC;s website (www.ncpc.org.uk). The survey is the only comprehensive survey of the specialist palliative care workforce makeup, including both NHS and voluntary sector. This briefing gives and overview of the national results and identifies some priorities for the future; of particular concern are vacancy rates and the rising proportion of nurses who are aged over 50 (33.6% in 2008). The results of previous surveys carried out in 2005 and 2007, also reports from Strategic Health Authorities (SHAs) and cancer network levels are available free on NCPC's website (www.ncpc.org.uk). (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-100616001 P |
| Classmark | LV: QT: WJ: 3F |
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