New Standards of Practice for Pediatric Palliative Care and Hospice Released

As part of the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization's (NHPCO) annual leadership conference, the organization released new Standards of Practice for Pediatric Palliative Care and Hospice. The standards were developed by NHPCO and members of the Children’s Project for Palliative/Hospice Services, and aim "to help hospice and palliative care providers develop safe, effective, and high-quality programming for children and their families facing serious and life-limiting illness. NHPCO also released facts and figures on pediatric palliative and hospice care in America.