Mallorca palliative care: six demands for fair access
Mallorca’s palliative care should not depend on where a patient lives: three groups have put six proposals to the Balearic Parliament’s Health Committee to improve access across the islands. The Spanish Association Against Cancer in the Balearic Islands set out the demands on Monday, 28 September. It drew up the proposals with the Association of Palliative Care Professionals of the Balearic Islands and the DIME Association of Palliative Care Volunteers.
Fair access across the islands
The groups want care plans and staffing to reflect the needs of each island, so that a patient’s address does not determine whether they can get suitable care. They also call for more trained professionals working in teams across different disciplines.
A coordinating centre for the palliative care programme should be brought back into operation, they say. Regular checks should show how many people need care, how many receive it and whether rights already set out in law are being put into practice.
Keeping care connected at home
The proposals call for home care to work more closely with other services, helping patients receive continuous care. They also seek a lasting way for patients, families and carers to take part in decisions alongside professionals and the administration.
The groups are not asking for a new law. They want the rights already in place to work for people throughout the Balearic Islands.
Source: Europa Press / Mallorca.com