Palliative Care Survivorship Unit
Palliative Care Survivorship Unit
Unit Head- Consultant Community Physician
This unit is responsible for the Hospital and Community based Cancer Palliative care Activites in Sri Lanka in close liaison with all development actors, partners and bi-lateral and multi-lateral donors in Sri Lanka.
Sub-Components
- Hospital Palliative Care Component.
- Tertiary Care & Secondary Care (Palliative Care Consult Service).
- Primary Care.
- Community Palliative care Component.
- Government sector, Private Sector & NGO sector (Hospice & Home Based Care).
Terms of reference
- To work within and support the relevant National committees (National Steering Committee on Palliative Care) and technical working groups to develop and regularly up-date national policies, strategies, guidelines, protocols and frameworks for implementation of palliative care services in Sri Lanka.
- To ensure implementation, appropriate extension and be accountable for palliative care services and reports as per national level protocols and provide technical guidance.
- To collaborate with senior management team of each unit, Cancer care hospitals and other relevant authorities in decision making and carrying out of palliative care services.
- To coordinate the activities of the Palliative Care Technical Committee and provide necessary recommendations to the National Advisory Committee of Cancer Control in Sri Lanka.
- To work with other NCCP Units to develop comprehensive and coordinated plans for implementation of the National Strategic Plan and other relevant guidelines.
- To develop guidelines and necessary standards of operating procedures relevant to hospices.
- To coordinate and work in partnership with public, private, civil society organizations, and development partners at local, national and international level to improve palliative care services.
- Training and capacity building of individuals/institutions in the public, private and civil society organizations on palliative care, in partnership with relevant programme areas in the NCCP.
- To supervise and monitor the quality of palliative care services in the programme.
- Provision of technical support, assistance and guidance to provinces, districts and other organizations and agencies in improving quality, supply and access to palliative care services.
- Provision of timely reports.
- Need assessment and provision of technical assistance for supply and procurement of necessary items or services for palliative care services.