EAPC Atlas of Palliative Care in Europe 2019
Conclusion: PC health policies developed in recent years have promoted vigorous development across Europe. Preliminary data on the integration of PC into different fields are encouraging though inequalities between countries and sub-regions persist. Further comparative analysis exploring factors leading to uneven progress may inform strategies to provide PC for all people in need. Per land is de stand van zaken van de (kinder)palliatieve zorg weergegeven.
Conclusion: PC health policies developed in recent years have promoted vigorous development across Europe. Preliminary data on the integration of PC into different fields are encouraging though inequalities between countries and sub-regions persist. Further comparative analysis exploring factors leading to uneven progress may inform strategies to provide PC for all people in need.
Per land is de stand van zaken van de (kinder)palliatieve zorg weergegeven.
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19,049<br />
volunteeers <strong>in</strong>volved <strong>in</strong> direct<br />
patient care <strong>in</strong> Flanders and<br />
Brussels (estimation)<br />
VOLUNTEERING<br />
B<br />
KEY NOTES FROM NATIONAL EXPERTS<br />
United K<strong>in</strong>gdom. In UK, volunteer<strong>in</strong>g<br />
with<strong>in</strong> hospices and <strong>Palliative</strong><br />
<strong>Care</strong> services is funded by the services<br />
themselves. This would ma<strong>in</strong>ly<br />
be through charitable fundrais<strong>in</strong>g.<br />
France. Volunteer<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> palliative<br />
care <strong>in</strong> France is part <strong>of</strong> the June<br />
1999 <strong>Palliative</strong> <strong>Care</strong> law. This is the<br />
only volunteer<strong>in</strong>g registered by law<br />
which def<strong>in</strong>es the model <strong>of</strong> volunteer<strong>in</strong>g<br />
<strong>in</strong> palliative care.<br />
Belgium. The first study on PC volunteer<strong>in</strong>g<br />
<strong>in</strong> Flanders and Brussels<br />
estimate a total <strong>of</strong> 19,049 volunteers<br />
<strong>in</strong>volved <strong>in</strong> direct patient<br />
care for people with chronic and/or<br />
life-threaten<strong>in</strong>g conditions.<br />
Austria. Hospice Austria conducts<br />
a yearly data collection for<br />
all hospices and <strong>Palliative</strong> <strong>Care</strong> services<br />
<strong>in</strong> Austria <strong>in</strong>clud<strong>in</strong>g volunteer<br />
hospice teams both for adults and<br />
children.<br />
Czech Republic. There are 12 volunteer<br />
hospices <strong>in</strong> Czech Republic<br />
<strong>in</strong> 2017. Also, there are volunteers’<br />
programmes <strong>in</strong> hospitals dedicated<br />
to palliative care and a lot <strong>of</strong> small<br />
mobile hospices with volunteers.<br />
Poland. Accord<strong>in</strong>g to the Polish Hospices<br />
Forum, <strong>in</strong> 2018 Poland has<br />
488 hospices (about 500 hospice<br />
and palliative care teams). The fund<strong>in</strong>g<br />
options for volunteer<strong>in</strong>g activities<br />
depends on particular hospice and<br />
palliative care centre.<br />
Hungary. In Hungary, the volunteer<br />
hospice teams <strong>in</strong> a grow<strong>in</strong>g field. In<br />
our days, the society is more supportive.<br />
Germany The German system is not<br />
government funded, but funded via<br />
the mandatory sickness funds. This<br />
health <strong>in</strong>surance fund will reimburse<br />
the costs <strong>of</strong> pr<strong>of</strong>ession<br />
Portugal. The Portuguese Association<br />
<strong>of</strong> <strong>Palliative</strong> <strong>Care</strong> volunteer<strong>in</strong>g<br />
course has 16 hours to promote general<br />
tra<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> <strong>Palliative</strong> <strong>Care</strong>.<br />
The Netherlands. The National<br />
Hospice and <strong>Palliative</strong> <strong>Care</strong> Organization<br />
<strong>in</strong> Holland support volunteer<strong>in</strong>g<br />
<strong>in</strong> hospice. Many hospices<br />
<strong>in</strong> Holland have their own tra<strong>in</strong>ers/<br />
materials/courses for volunteers.<br />
Italy.Compassionate communities<br />
are non-common <strong>in</strong> Italy.<br />
Armenia. There is a good understand<strong>in</strong>g<br />
for the need and importance<br />
<strong>of</strong> volunteers <strong>in</strong> <strong>Palliative</strong> <strong>Care</strong><br />
among <strong>Palliative</strong> <strong>Care</strong> specialists <strong>in</strong><br />
Armenia.<br />
Map 8.1. <strong>Palliative</strong> <strong>Care</strong> volunteers across <strong>Europe</strong>.<br />
<strong>EAPC</strong> <strong>Atlas</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Palliative</strong> <strong>Care</strong> <strong>in</strong> <strong>Europe</strong><br />
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