Within 48 Hours of Admission to the Service, the File of the Person in Need of Palliative Care Contains Documentation of the Initial Assessment of: a) Pain and Other Symptoms, Using a Validated Instrument*; B) Psychosocial and Spiritual Needs; C)
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Definition
Within 48 hours of admission to the service, the file of the person in need of palliative care contains documentation of the initial assessment of: a) pain and other symptoms, using a validated instrument*; b) psychosocial and spiritual needs; c) persons preferences, wishes and needs; d) capacity to be involved in the decision making process.
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Number of patients who, within 48 hours of admission to the service has a file containing documentation of the initial assessment of: a) pain and other symptoms, using a validated instrument*; b) psychosocial and spiritual needs; c) persons preferences, wishes and needs; d) capacity to be involved in the decision making process.
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Number of patients who admitted to the service
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Indicator Has Recommended Targets
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Evidence Source
van Riet Paap, J., Vernooij-Dassen, M., Droes, R.-M., Radbruch, L., Vissers, K., & Engels, Y. (2014). Consensus on quality indicators to assess the organisation of palliative cancer and dementia care applicable across national healthcare systems and selected by international experts. BMC health services research, 14, 396 van Riet Paap, J., Vernooij-Dassen, M., Droes, R.-M., Radbruch, L., Vissers, K., & Engels, Y. (2014). Consensus on quality indicators to assess the organisation of palliative cancer and dementia care applicable across national healthcare systems and selected by international experts. BMC health services research, 14, 396 Iliffe, S., Davies, N., Manthorpe, J., Crome, P., Ahmedzai, S. H., Vernooij-Dassen, M., & Engels, Y. (2016). Improving palliative care in selected settings in England using quality indicators: A realist evaluation. BMC Palliative Care, 15(1), 69.