Fee, A. and Hasson, F. and Slater, P. and Payne, S. and McConnell, T. and Finlay, D.-A. and McIlfatrick, S. (2023) Out-of-hours community palliative care : A national survey of hospice providers. International Journal of Palliative Nursing, 29 (3). pp. 137-143. ISSN 1357-6321
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Background: Community-based palliative out-of-hours services operate outside normal working hours. owever, little is known about the provision and delivery of such care. Aim: The aim of this study was to describe ypes of provision and delivery of out-of-hours palliative care services provided by UK hospices. Methods: Survey uestionnaires were emailed to 150 adult hospices in the UK. Quantitative data were analysed using SPSS and ualitative data subjected to thematic analysis. Findings: Responding hospices (n=57) provided the following ypes of support: telephone advice 72% (n=41); care at home 70% (n=40); and rapid response 35% (n=20). There ere variations between services regarding referral mechanisms, availability and workforce, and integration with atutory services was limited. Conclusion: Variation in the type of provision and delivery of out-of-hours palliative are services alongside limited integration with statutory care have contributed to inequity of access to community sed palliative care, and potentially suboptimal patient and informal caregiver outcomes. © 2023 MA Healthcare Ltd. All rights reserved.