Development of Palliative and End of Life Care: The Current Situation in Saudi Arabia

Cureus. 2019 Mar 26;11(3):e4319. doi: 10.7759/cureus.4319.

Abstract

As part of the health care reforms and transformation project of the Vision 2030, a group of expert healthcare professionals was tasked with the development of a model of care for patients with life-shortening illnesses in Saudi Arabia. This Care Design Group (CDG 1-3) held a series of workshops and conducted surveys and online discussions to systematically document and develop a model of care. These interventions were aimed at achieving a national standard of care. This short article is a description of this very successful process of development.

Keywords: care design group; last phase; palliative care; pathway; vision 2030.