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Essential elements for safe and high-quality paediatric end-of-life care
Essential elements for safe and high quality paediatric end of life care
The death of a baby, child or young person is deeply distressing and has a profound impact on families, carers, health professionals and communities. High-quality paediatric end-of-life care should be child and family-centred, culturally safe, and focused on supporting the child’s comfort, dignity and quality of life while helping families manage the distress and grief associated with death and dying.
The purpose of the National Consensus Statement: Essential elements for safe and high-quality paediatric end-of-life care (the Consensus Statement) is to describe the principles and essential elements that support best practice end-of-life care for babies, children and young people across healthcare settings in Australia. It includes nine guiding principles and ten essential elements to help healthcare services deliver safe, coordinated and compassionate care that reflects the needs, preferences and rights of children and their families.
Clinicians, health service executives and managers, policy-makers, educators and training providers can use the principles and essential elements of the Consensus Statement as a guide to improving the safety and quality of paediatric end-of-life care.
For more information visit Home | Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care
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