Table 1 Selected indicators to evaluate the development of palliative care in EMRa
From: Palliative care in the Eastern Mediterranean: comparative analysis using specific indicators
Indicators of palliative care | |
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1. Existence of a current national palliative care plan, programme, policy or strategy. | |
2. Number of specialized palliative care services in the country per population. | |
3. Paediatric palliative care provision. | |
4. Line item for palliative care in the national health budget for the Ministry of Health or equivalent government agency. | |
5. Education for pre-qualification doctors/nurses. | |
6. Availability of morphine and other strong opioids. | |
7. Inclusion of palliative care services in the basic package of health services. | |
8. Existence of professional vitality regarding palliative careb. | |
9. Reported annual opioid consumption- excluding methadone -in morphine equivalence (ME) per capita. | |
10. Existence of a specific palliative care national law. | |
11. Level of public awareness of palliative care. | |
12. Existence of a process of official specialisation in palliative medicine for physicians, recognised by the competent authority. | |
13. Palliative care inclusion in health insurance plans. | |
14. Availability of centres of excellence for palliative clinical care, education and research. | |
15. Existence of grants to finance palliative care research. |