Enhancing palliative care occupancy and efficiency: a quality improvement project that uses a healthcare pathway for service integration and policy development

BMJ Open Qual. 2021 Oct;10(4):e001391. doi: 10.1136/bmjoq-2021-001391.ABSTRACTThis article described our experience in implementing a quality improvement project to overcome the bed overcapacity problem at a comprehensive cancer centre in a tertiary care centre. We formed a multidisciplinary team including a representative from patient and family support (six members), hospice care and home care services (four members), multidisciplinary team development (four members) and the national lead. The primary responsibility of the formulated team was implementing measures to optimise and manage patient flow. We used the plan-do-study-act cycle to engage all stakeholders from all service layers, test some interventions in simplified pilots…
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