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Table 1 Setting of the SPCU

From: Evaluation of the palliative symptom burden score (PSBS) in a specialised palliative care unit of a university medical centre - a longitudinal study

Physicians in clinical service

5.50a

 Deputies

2.00a

 Medical specialists

4.00a

 Ward physicians

3.00a

Nursing staff

18.00a

Physiotherapists

2.00a

Art therapists

2.00a

Clergy

2.00a

Psychologists

1.00a

Social service

1.00a

Beds

8.00b

Utilisation of bed capacity d

84.70c

Ward round

Daily

Deputy ward-round

Twice a week

Team meeting

Daily

Interdisciplinary case conference

Weekly

Case supervision

Bi-weekly

Team supervision

Monthly

Physicians in attendance

7:30–19:30

Physicians’ on-call duty

19:30–7:30

  1. aNumber of jobs
  2. bNumber of beds
  3. c%
  4. d84.7% of beds are occupied on average at any given time