Table of contents

  • National palliative care performance indicators
    • Preliminary pages
      • Title & verso title
      • Acknowledgments
      • Abbreviations
      • Summary
  • Main body
    • 1 Introduction
      • 1.1 Palliative care in Australia
      • 1.2 National framework for palliative care
      • 1.3 Palliative care performance indicators
      • 1.4 Survey aims
      • 1.5 Methods
    • 2 Performance indicators
      • 2.1 Overview of results 2005–2008
      • 2.2 Performance indicator 1—strategic plans
      • 2.3 Performance indicator 2—standards
      • 2.4 Performance indicator 3—feedback
      • 2.5 Performance indicator 4—partnerships
    • 3 Palliative care agency characteristics
      • 3.1 Introduction
      • 3.2 Coordinator of volunteers
      • 3.3 Settings of care
      • 3.4 Level of palliative care specialisation
      • 3.5 Remoteness
      • 3.6 Patients
      • 3.7 Employees
    • 4 Notes on the data
      • 4.1 Comparability of data 2005–2008
      • 4.2 Agency definitional issues
      • 4.3 Performance indicator issues
      • 4.4 Response rates
  • End matter
    • Appendix 1: Administrative health region data reporting form
    • Appendix 2: 2008 National Palliative Care Survey agency-level instrument
    • Appendix 3: Palliative Care Australia’s service planning framework
    • References
    • List of tables