Model of Care: Adults Receiving Palliative Care in Hospital Settings

The model of care for adults in hospital settings provides guidance on how to optimize current palliative care delivery in hospital settings, to ensure that the right care is provided by the right provider at the right time.

The recommendations for this model of care focus on three key areas:

• Enabling timely and reliable identification of patients with unmet palliative care needs.
• Enhancing palliative care competencies among generalist/non-palliative care specialist providers to optimize the use of palliative care specialists
• Enhancing care coordination and communication within and across settings.

This model encourages adaptation to local needs and resources, with a focus on enhancing current partnerships and collaborations, and establishing new relationships as needed. 

Engagement with First Nations, Inuit, Métis and urban Indigenous (FNIMUI) partners is required to develop Indigenous-specific Model of Care recommendations that reflect the self-determined priorities of FNIMUI peoples. These recommendations will be reflected at a future date, following the co-development process.