Patient Outcomes in Palliative Care – Australian National report, July - December 2022

No description suppliedThe Australian palliative care sector is a world leader in using routine clinical assessment information to guide patient centred care and measure patient and family outcomes. Providers of palliative care are commended for their commitment to excellence in delivering evidence-based, patient-centred care by using the routine Palliative Care Outcomes Collaboration (PCOC) assessment framework and contributing patient data toward national outcome measurement and benchmarking. PCOC acknowledges the dedication and willingness of clinicians to improve the care of patients, their families and caregivers. The information collected is not just data - it represents the real-life outcomes of over 60,000 Australian patients each year.While the focus of this report is on the most recent information relating to July to December 2022, results over the last three years are also presented to highlight achievements and improvement in outcomes. The most recent information corresponds to 33,311 patients, having 41,772 episodes of care and 88,908 palliative care phases from 180 services who provide palliative care in hospital or in the person’s home.