Number of Patients Who Received Specialist Palliative Care Treatment in Their Normal Place of Residence in the Month
Identifying Attributes
Care Settings
Country
Publishing Organisation
Type of Quality Indicator
IOM Quality Dimension
Domain
Defining Attributes
Definition
This is a count of the number of patients who received specialist palliative care in the community during the reporting month. Specialist palliative care in the community is care provided to patients in their normal place of residence i.e. their home, nursing home, community hospital, outpatient clinic etc.
Numerator
Count the total number of patients who received specialist palliative care in the community (home care) during the reporting month.
Denominator
Exclusions
Use of Risk Adjustment
Risk Adjustments
None
Stratifications
Reporting is aggregated at the national, Community Healthcare Organisation (CHO) and Local Health Office (LHO) level.
Collection and Reporting Attributes
Type of Data Collection
Data Collection Methods
Data is sourced by the specialist palliative care community teams who collate locally and forward to their Community Healthcare Organisation (CHO). The CHO submits the validated data to the Business Information Unit (BIU) Community Healthcare Team.
Frequency of Data Collection
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
Reporting Methods
Public reporting
Reporting Frequency
Reporting Frequency in Days
Indicator Has Recommended Targets
Source and Reference Attributes
Technical Specifications
Unable to locate full specifications. Some details are available here: www.hse.ie/eng/services/publications/kpis/2024-palliative-care-services-nsp-metadata.pdf