Reports: Situation in palliative care in Latvia (Latvia)

Sponsor, manager or home institution: The Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Welfare.

Primary purpose: Aims to evaluate Latvia's current palliative care services, suggest improvements, and advocate for the establishment of comprehensive, person-centered care to meet the growing demand and provide quality end-of-life support for all, regardless of socio-economic status.

Type of information: The number of unique patients for whom the family doctor's practice provided palliative care at home; The number of unique patients for whom palliative care was provided within the framework of home care and in a day hospital; The actual and unique number of patients who received inpatient palliative care; The average number of beds in the palliative care.

Data level: National and regional level.

Access to information: Access Information [1]. Health care provision infrastructure information [2].