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Practice accreditation is a set of measurable and achievable standards that primary health care teams will find credible, understandable and relevant.
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This is a challenging experience for the primary healthcare team that strengthens and empowers them to look critically at their performance: where they are doing well or where there is room for improvement.
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Local practice accreditation delivers a solid foundation upon which to build the broader quality agenda enabling practices to deliver a better level of care for patients and their carers.
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The key features of this set of standards are its coverage of the entire cancer journey, its sustainability and the fact it is as comprehensive as any other known cancer/ palliative care standards document.
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The 10 Palliative Care Standards compare well with the 7 standards outlined in the Gold Standards Framework pioneered by Dr Keri Thomas, Macmillan GP Adviser. |
