Table 1.

Innovation Centres and identified focus areas

Site A

Develop volunteer provision to support home visits to patients

Streamline service delivery across the two areas

Establish a local primary care learning network to widen knowledge about palliative and end of life care

Develop protocols and deliver clinical interventions at home

Site B

Create a single point for access for referral

Fund additional personnel, in particular two part-time consultants in palliative medicine

Work to integrate community teams and create a central ‘hub’

Develop systems for early referral

Develop protocols and deliver clinical interventions at home

Site C

Fund a speciality doctor to set up another palliative care clinic

Work with local care homes to provide education and support

Create an end of life education programme

Develop volunteer provision to support home visits to patients

Develop protocols and deliver clinical interventions at home

Site D

Fund additional personnel, including community support workers and an occupational therapist

Work to integrate community teams

Develop systems for early referral

Increase rapid response and 24/7 access

Develop protocols and deliver clinical interventions at home

Site E

Fund additional personnel, including a staff grade doctor, advanced nurse practitioner and two part-time health care assistants (HCAs)

Develop systems for early referral

Develop as rapid response team of HCAs

Develop volunteer provision to support home visits to patients

Develop protocols and deliver clinical interventions at home/hospice

Site F

Fund additional personnel, in particular a nurse consultant

Create a single point for access for referral

Develop volunteer provision to support home visits to patients

Work to integrate community teams