Goals of care are what a patient wants to achieve during an episode of care, within the context of their clinical situation.
Goals may be clinical and personal and are determined in the context of a shared decision making process. Identifying goals of care helps to organise and prioritise care activities and contributes to improved satisfaction, quality-of-life and self-efficacy for patients.
Each element includes actions for consumers, clinicians and health service organisations. This fact sheet sets out actions for clinicians in relation to element 6.
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Each element includes actions for consumers, clinicians and health service organisations. This fact sheet sets out actions for health service organisations in relation to element 5.
The elements are:
Each element includes actions for consumers, clinicians and health service organisations. This fact sheet sets out actions for health service organisations in relation to element 4.
The elements are:
Each element includes actions for consumers, clinicians and health service organisations. This fact sheet sets out actions for health service organisations in relation to element 2.
The elements are:
Each element includes actions for consumers, clinicians and health service organisations. This fact sheet sets out actions for health service organisations in relation to element 1.
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