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Table 1 Description of the sixspecialised palliative care centres performing the intervention in the DanPaCT trial (2013 data)

From: A randomised, multicentre clinical trial of specialised palliative care plus standard treatment versus standard treatment alone for cancer patients with palliative care needs: the Danish palliative care trial (DanPaCT) protocol

 

Multi-professional team

Organisation

Number of patients treated peryear

Year of establishment

Department of Palliative Medicine, Bispebjerg Hospital

Doctors, nurses, physiotherapist, psychologists, social worker, chaplain, secretary, and volunteers.

Home-visits (nursing homes included), 12 hospital beds, out-patients’ clinic, consultation in other hospital departments.

About 400

1997

Section of Acute Pain Management and Palliative Medicine, Rigshospitalet

Doctors, nurses, psychologists, and social worker.

Home-visits (nursing homes included), out-patients’ clinic, consultations in other hospital departments.

About 100

2012

The Palliative Team, Aarhus University Hospital

Doctors, nurses, physiotherapist, psychologist, social worker, chaplain, and volunteers.

Home-visits (nursing homes included), three hospital beds, out-patients’ clinic, consultations in other hospital departments.

About 380

1999

Palliative Team Funen, Odense University Hospital

Doctors, nurses, physiotherapist, psychologist, social worker, chaplain, and volunteers.

Home-visits (nursing homes included), out-patients’ clinic, consultations in other hospital departments.

About 300

2004

Palliative Team Vejle, Vejle Hospital

Doctors, nurses, physiotherapist and psychologist.

Home-visits (nursing homes included), out-patients’ clinic, consultations in other hospital departments.

About 250

2005

Palliative Team Herning, Herning Hospital

Doctors, nurses, physiotherapist, psychologist and pharmacist.

Home-visits (nursing homes included), three hospital beds, out-patients’ clinic, consultations in other hospital departments.

About 230

2002