Development of a logic model to support a network approach in delivering 24/7 children's palliative care: part one.
OBJECTIVE
This research aimed to develop and evaluate a 24/7 symptom-management service for children with life-limiting conditions and a model for palliative care nursing.


METHODS
A combination of audit and qualitative and quantitative evaluation.


METHODS
A consultant nurse-led service (n=5 clinical nurse specialists) provided care and support to children and their families, which spanned a range of settings (home, hospital, hospice) supported by a managed clinical network of consultant paediatricians (n=4) with postgraduate expertise in palliative care.


METHODS
A pluralistic evaluation was conducted where the predefined service standards were audited and the predetermined service objectives were evaluated using daily diary data from the nursing team (micro), qualitative and quantitative survey data of stakeholders using the service (mezzo) and family assessment of children's palliative care (CPC) standards across the CPC network (macro).
Nurse Consultant Children's Palliative Care, East Anglia's Children's Hospices, Milton, Cambridge, UK.
Linda
L
Maynard
Clinical Nurse Specialist, East Anglia's Children's Hospices, Milton, Cambridge.
Deborah
D
Lynn
D002648:Child; D002662:Child Health Services; D002673:Child, Hospitalized / Q000523:psychology*; D003663:Decision Trees; D005190:Family / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D016294:Models, Nursing; D024802:Nurse's Role; D010166:Palliative Care; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D016896:Treatment Outcome
24/7; Children's palliative care; End of life; Funding palliative care; Logic model; Out of hours; Symptom management