PROject - Supportive and Palliative Care and INnOvation - Antwerp (Pro-Spinoza)

Implementation of the Care Pathway for Primary Palliative Care in Five Research Clusters in Belgium

It is important to provide high quality palliative care to all patients with a non-curable and life-limiting condition. The Care Pathway for Primary Palliative Care (CPPPC) provides tools for health care professionals to help them delivering palliative care timely and accurately.This study investigates whether the implementation of the CPPPC really helps to improve patients' lifes.

Inclusion Criteria:

• identified as a palliative care patient using the Surprise Question "Would you, as a family doctor, be surprised if this patient would die in the next 12 months?". If the answer is 'no', the patient is eligible for the study.

Exclusion Criteria:

• not having signed the informed consent.