The Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg County Teaching Hospital is establishing an integrated palliative care unit as part of a project with a total budget of more than HUF 198 million (EUR 543,000), announced the medical institution.
The development, funded by the Swiss Contribution and co-financed by the Hungarian government, aims to improve the quality of life of patients suffering from serious, incurable illnesses and establish a coordinated, patient-centered care system that provides comprehensive support to both patients and their families.
Palliative care is a person-focused approach to medical treatment and nursing that seeks to improve the quality of life of people living with serious or life-limiting illnesses.
Its aim is to prevent and relieve pain and other forms of physical, psychological, social and spiritual suffering.
The project is based on the development of three closely integrated forms of care. A clinical palliative care team will support symptom management in the hospital’s inpatient departments, assist healthcare professionals and provide educational and psychosocial support to patients and their families.
A specialist outpatient palliative care service will provide regular follow-up appointments, pain relief, symptom management and ongoing reviews of care plans. In addition, dedicated palliative care beds will be established to provide short-term, active symptom management for patients requiring acute palliative care.
As part of the project, 11 pieces of equipment will be procured for the mobile team and 14 for the specialist outpatient service.
A further 90 examination, treatment and IT devices are planned to support the care of patients requiring palliative treatment in the hospital’s acute care departments.
Alongside relieving physical symptoms, the new care model will address patients’ psychological, social and spiritual needs. The multidisciplinary team will include doctors, nurses, physiotherapists, psychologists, social workers and volunteers.
During the project period,
healthcare professionals will also have the opportunity to expand their knowledge through eight training courses covering different topics.
A similar service has been operating in the oncology wing of the Nyíregyháza hospital since February 2018, when an eight-bed hospice unit was established at a cost of approximately HUF 10 million (EUR 27,000). The unit provides care for terminally ill patients, primarily those with cancer. It was the first inpatient medical facility in Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg County to introduce this type of service.
The first operations using the system have already been successfully completed.Continue reading
Via MTI, Featured image: Pexels
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