How many people access Specialist Palliative Care?
In 2024, Specialist Palliative Care (SPC) teams cared for 19,816 patients in hospital
4,395 patients in hospices
15,253 patients in their own home or nursing home 15
In 2024 the number of patients who died under the care of a Specialist Palliative Care (SPC) team were 15 :
50%
3,662
6,626
7,320
Patients died while under the care of Inpatient (hospice) SPC
Patients died while under the care of Community SPC
Patients died while under the care of Acute Hospital SPC
Half of people who died in Ireland in 2024 were under the care of Specialist Palliative Care (SPC) services.
As demand for Specialist Palliative Care services has grown and is forecast to further increase over the coming decades, capacity has also increased. The proportion of people at end of life receiving Specialist Palliative Care has been steadily growing over the past 10 years.
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Irish Hospice Foundation
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