Geographical distribution of hospitals across India | |||||
North | North east | East | South | West | Central |
Delhi 1 | Assam 1 | West Bengal 1 | Andhra Pradesh 6 | Gujarat 1 | Chattisgarh 1 |
Himachal Pradesh 1 | Meghalaya 1 | Jharkhand 1 | Karnataka 4 | Maharashtra 2 | Madhya Pradesh 1 |
Uttar Pradesh 6 | Bihar 2 | Kerala 6 | |||
Tamil Nadu 9 | |||||
Type of palliative care service delivered | No of hospitals (n=44) | ||||
Community palliative care service | 26 (59%) | ||||
Outpatient service | 23 (52%) | ||||
Integrated service | 16 (36%) | ||||
Dedicated palliative care beds | 13 (30%) | ||||
Specialist palliative care consult service | 11 (25%) | ||||
Day therapy | 5 (11%) | ||||
Palliative care team members—no of hospitals with each professional, range and median | |||||
Hospitals | Range | Median if available | |||
Doctors | 38 (86%) | 0–7 | 2 | ||
Nurses (degree) | 17 (39%) | 0–8 | 1 | ||
Nurses (GNM) | 33 (75%) | 0–>10 | 2 | ||
Nurses (ANM) | 23 (52%) | 0–10 | 2 | ||
Social worker | 27 (61%) | 0–8 | 1 | ||
Physiotherapist | 19 (43%) | 0–1 | 1 | ||
Occupational Therapist | 6 (14%) | 0–1 | 1 | ||
Counsellor | 17 (39%) | 0–3 | 1 | ||
Psychologist | 13 (30%) | 0–1 | 1 | ||
Size of team | 1 to >20 | 7 | |||
Who leads the team | No of hospitals (n=44) | ||||
Doctor with specialist palliative care training | 10 (22%) | ||||
Doctor with basic palliative care training | 11 (25%) | ||||
Nurse with specialist training | 2 (5%) | ||||
Nurse with basic palliative care training | 3 (7%) | ||||
Dentist with specialist palliative care training | 2 (5%) | ||||
Dentist with basic palliative care training | 1 (2%) | ||||
Other doctor | 5 (11%) | ||||
Other/not specified | 10 (22%) | ||||
Underlying condition receiving palliative care: | No of hospitals (n=44) | ||||
Stroke and other neurological conditions | 30 (68%) | ||||
Cancer | 29 (66%) | ||||
Disability | 25 (57%) | ||||
Renal failure | 17 (39%) | ||||
Dementia | 16 (36%) | ||||
HIV | 16 (36%) | ||||
Advanced respiratory disease | 16 (36%) | ||||
Heart failure | 12 (27%) | ||||
Liver failure | 11 (25%) | ||||
Paediatric | 10 (22%) |
*Specialist defined as MD palliative medicine, MSc or national fellowship qualification
ANM, Auxillary Nurse & Midwife; GNM, General Nursing & Midwifery; MD, Doctor of Medicine; MSc, Master of Science.