Reviewed and agreed core areas of APCA standards

The core areas are:

• Management and governance, including access to care
• Patient care, including access to care, care plans, education and training
• Psychosocial support, including family care and support, grief, loss and bereavement
• Collaboration and networking, including referrals and access to care
• Pain and symptom management, including the analgesic ladder and drug availability
• Multidisciplinary team working, including holistic assessment of patients, nutritional support, etc
• Spiritual care
• Safety and infection control
• Care of carers
• Patient records and care plans
• Paediatric palliative care
• Education
• Monitoring and evaluation
• Research

 

 

 

• Objectives of Standards Programme
• Standards Development Process
• Core Areas for APCA Standards
• Standards Resources