Table 3 Areas of research that reached consensus as a priority and had a mean < 2

Interventions and models of care for CPC

1

80.5 %

1

1.76

1.08

Measuring outcomes of care

1

84.1 %

2

1.76

0.93

The challenges to CPC provision

2

77.3 %

2

1.95

1.17

Assessment of the WHO two-step analgesic ladder for pain management in children (please refer to the new pain guidelines

1

79.4 %

1

1.72

0.96

Use of adjuvant medicines to relive pain

1

75.6 %

2

1.91

0.97

Use of opioids in children

1

77.5 %

1

1.79

1.11

Managing pain in children where there is no morphine (Strong opioids)

1

83.1 %

1

1.61

1.11

Pain management for non-cancer children with chronic life-threatening illness

1

80.0 %

1

1.72

0.99

Understanding the needs of children and their families

1

79.4 %

2

1.83

1

Assessment and management of different symptoms

1

75.0 %

2

1.86

1.09

Non-pharmacological management of pain and other distressing symptoms

2

78.9 %

2

1.91

0.99

Validation of pain assessment tools in different settings/ ages

2

77.8 %

2

1.92

1.04

Perinatal palliative care

2

78.9 %

2

1.91

1.1

Models of providing psychological care in CPC

1

75.0 %

2

1.92

0.77

Communicating with children and their families

1

80.2 %

2

1.83

0.98

Children's understanding of death and dying

2

78.6 %

2

1.54

1.1

The illness experience for children

2

75.7 %

2

1.96

0.8

Funding for and the cost of CPC

1

84.6 %

1

1.67

0.89

Ethical issues in CPC

1

75.6 %

1

1.8

1.03

Children's rights and palliative care

2

78.2 %

1

1.81

1.13

Training needs for CPC

1

82.7 %

1

1.68

0.96

The impact of education programmes on the provision of CPC

1

75.0 %

2

1.92

0.96

Integration of CPC into core health curriculum

1

79.5 %

1

1.78

0.96

Models of education and training for CPC

2

76.2 %

2

1.89

1.11

The global need for CPC

1

78.6 %

1

1.79

1.15

Assessment of government support for CPC

2

78.2 %

2

1.83

0.94