Improved access and quality of palliative care: the Vaud cantonal programme and the Lausanne model
Hongler, T.; Decollogny, A.; Clivaz Luchez, P.; Clément, C.
Revue Medicale Suisse 4(145): 475-478
2008
ISSN/ISBN: 1660-9379 PMID: 18376525 Document Number: 615551
The Canton of Vaud introduced a development programme of palliative care in 2002. The goal of the programme was to ensure equal access to palliative care for anyone suffering from chronic progressive disease. One cornerstone of this programme is the desire to focus the intervention in the person's home, when desired by the patient and his family. Care networks are responsible for the implementation of this programme. The model presented here illustrates the means implemented and makes a preliminary assessment, which confirms the relevance of the main axes of the programme--training front-line teams, mobile second line teams specialized in palliative care and bed units.