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National Palliative Care Program II

Within the National Program Palliative Care II (NPPZ II) we aim to further improve the quality of life and death of seriously ill children, young adults and their families. With the right care in the right place at the right time with the right care providers and the right funding. In every newsletter we give you an update of this program.

An important part of the 18 to 18+ sub-programme is drawing up a national work agenda. The basis for this is the research report that was recently presented to the Director-General of Long-Term Care of VWS, Ernst van Koesveld, during a working visit to Xenia guest house and hospice for young people. Program manager Manon Jansen: 'What strikes me is that terminally ill young adults hardly have the opportunity to organize their lives. They grow older and want to break away from their parents, hang out with their friends. The transition therefore not only concerns care, but many other aspects of their development. Our society is not set up for that. That underlines the importance of getting started with this theme.'

More and more shape

The program manager notices that a lot has already happened in the field of pediatric palliative care and the transition from 18-/18+. 'The program certainly does not start from scratch. We can build on the good work that has already been done. That requires me to familiarize myself with all those subjects and to have many conversations with those involved to gain an overview of what has already been developed. Fortunately, I have a lot of help from the project leaders who have started the preparation phase on the various sub-projects and have been trained in child palliative care. The program is slowly taking shape.'

Program team

The project leaders are in the starting blocks for the following sub-projects:

  • Case management and Collection and dissemination of relevant knowledge and information about palliative care for adolescents and young adults: Ivonne Knottnerus, i.knottnerus@kinderpalliatief.nl

My heart has been beating for care for a long time. I have seen how intensive the care is in the families. To be able to contribute from NPPZ ll to support them in care, by taking away worries, providing a little less headache, providing more time for each other, that's my concern!

 

  • Shaping structured cooperation between the 65 Palliative Care Networks (NPZ) and the 7 Integral Child Care Networks (NIK), including Children's Comfort Teams (KCT) and Anchoring of the Professional Group of Doctors with Intellectual Disabilities (Arts VG): Stephanie Vallianatos, s.vallianatos@kinderpalliatief .NL

"Ultimately, it's about people. And all parties are warm to this. That is the common denominator of all representatives of the regional networks for palliative care for children and adults from which we start. There are many lines and connections from which we can draw on and who need each other to untangle the tangle, so that the group of young adults who need palliative care and their loved ones also experience ongoing proactive care and support during the transition phase."

 

'I make a contribution because I think it is important that funding is in line with practice. Let care take precedence and let appropriate financing follow.'


Project leaders are still being recruited for the other projects, digitization of the revised Individual Care Plan, social awareness and translation into the work agenda of the bottlenecks in the funding and organization of adolescents.

Input of experiential expertise

In all projects there is a lot of attention for the participation of experts by experience. “We want to do what is necessary. That is why the involvement of those concerned is of great importance,' says Manon. We are looking for active input from parents and young people who have or have had to deal with a life-shortening or life-threatening condition. 'Because we want to include many different perspectives, we are looking for a large and diverse group of experts by experience.' You can participate in different ways. Short, such as participating in a focus group, writing, interviewing or supervising a training. Or longer, for example in a working group, sounding board group or project group. The level of participation required is determined for each project. Do you want to join? Please contact your patient association or send an email to project leader Johannes Verheijden .


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