Recommendations & Conclusions
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Recommendation
6th Report - Palliative Care
Accepted in Part
We recommend that end of life care be included as a core skill for the generalist health and social care workforce, with a clear and defined set of competencies required to deliver high-quality and person-centred palliative and end of life care. This should be reflected in the forthcoming 10 Year …
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We recommend that end of life care be included as a core skill for the generalist health and social care workforce, with a clear and defined set of competencies required to deliver high-quality and person-centred palliative and end of life care. This should be reflected in the forthcoming 10 Year Workforce Plan. In particular, the critical role that social care staff play in delivering palliative care should be acknowledged in the Plan, and reflected in the training and support social care staff receive to enable them to provide this care in a more systematic way. While we welcome the Qualification in Specialism Standard for Palliative and End-of-Life Care, we ask the Department to provide further information in its response to this Report on who will be required to complete this training and when it will become available. (Recommendation, Paragraph 64)
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Government response AI summary
The government partially accepts, committing to integrating palliative care into generalist practice and education, as reflected in the 10 Year Workforce Plan and an NHS England education framework. A career pathway and core capabilities framework for specialist palliative care are available, with funding and places …
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Department of Health and Social Care
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Recommendation
6th Report - Palliative Care
Accepted in Part
Current shortages in the specialist workforce are putting palliative care services in an unsustainable position which threatens their ability to deliver equitable and high-quality palliative and end of life care. Extensive consultant vacancies, impending retirements, limited training places and widespread nursing shortages all contribute to an inability to meet demand, …
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Current shortages in the specialist workforce are putting palliative care services in an unsustainable position which threatens their ability to deliver equitable and high-quality palliative and end of life care. Extensive consultant vacancies, impending retirements, limited training places and widespread nursing shortages all contribute to an inability to meet demand, with particular staff shortages experienced in children and young people’s palliative care. This is an unacceptable situation, and urgent action is needed address these shortages. (Conclusion, Paragraph 68)
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Government response AI summary
The government partially accepts, focusing on training for the generalist workforce and developing a Qualification in Specialism Standard (QiSS) for palliative care. They plan to have funding and places for QiSS modules ready by March 2027/28, and a career pathway framework is already available.
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Department of Health and Social Care
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Recommendation
6th Report - Palliative Care
Accepted in Part
The Government need to publish an evidence-based plan, supported by up-to-date workforce modelling, setting out how it will increase the capacity and sustainability of all sectors of the specialist palliative and end of life care workforce, as part of the 10 Year Workforce Plan. This should include plans for clear …
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The Government need to publish an evidence-based plan, supported by up-to-date workforce modelling, setting out how it will increase the capacity and sustainability of all sectors of the specialist palliative and end of life care workforce, as part of the 10 Year Workforce Plan. This should include plans for clear training pathways and a specific target for the staffing of children and young people’s palliative care. (Recommendation, Paragraph 69) Bereavement
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Government response AI summary
The government partially accepts the recommendation, highlighting the 10 Year Long Term Workforce Plan's focus on integrating palliative care into generalist education. It mentions an existing career pathway framework for specialist palliative care and plans for funding and places for the Qualification in Specialism Standard …
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Department of Health and Social Care