The APCC is committed to ensuring high-quality palliative care throughout South Africa. They have developed a set of Standards for Palliative Healthcare Services that member centres must follow. They also offer a mentorship programme to help members achieve accreditation under these standards.
“The APCC is the only organisation in South Africa that has developed accredited Standards for Palliative Healthcare Services, which are services that not only support the thousands of patients cared for nationwide, but their loved ones too. Since the release of the National Policy Framework and Strategy for Palliative Care, there has been a mushrooming of service providers that are not accredited. Our members are all accredited and constantly working to improve their accreditation statuses with our mentors,” says APCC CEO Dr Ewa Skowronska.
