期刊名称：Radovi Zavoda za znanstveni i umjetnički rad u Požegi
印刷版ISSN：1848-6231
出版年度：2017
期号：5
页码：77-86
DOI：10.21857/m8vqrt0dk9
语种：Croatian
出版社：Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts
摘要：Although the first hospice department in Croatia was founded in Požega in 1991, there has been no real development of palliative care and medicine since. Apart from insufficient funds, the geographic specificity and isolation of the Požega-Slavonia County, and the deficit of medical doctors and other trained health professionals are additional problematic issues concerning the development of palliative care in this County. The County has entered demographic aging, with indications of further aging. For an adequate development of palliative care, a positive policy of the Ministry of Health and maximal involvement of the local policy makers are needed. Therefore, a County Commission for Palliative Care has been formed. The Commission should as soon as possible adopt a strategic plan for the development of palliative care and coordinating centres for palliative care, mobile teams and outpatient ambulances, and counselling centres for palliative care, without overloading the County budget. The Church, as an institution playing an important role in the life and society of the Požega-Slavonia County, should be integrated in this development process, with both its experience and its capacities. It is further necessary to sensitise and involve the civil sector and nongovernmental organizations, which are essential for the development of palliative care. During this process, it is obligatory to educate and supervise the implementation of the activities of the civil sector, and to respect the scientific and professionally based multidisciplinary standards in the implementation. Sustainable development and permanent financing will certainly depend on the capabilities of the local community, yet humanitarian collecting of the funds and sustainable longterm project funding by the European Union are also needed. The overall goal is the realization of equal development and the implementation of equal access to health services in all parts of the Republic of Croatia.
