Fig 1.
Structure and process to develop the quality framework.
Letters a-j refer to subheadings in text.
Fig 2.
Flow diagram for the review of international literature.
Fig 3.
Palliative care as defined in the quality framework (adapted from WHO, 2002).
Fig 4.
Developing the content of the quality framework including a glossary of terms.
Table 1.
Key elements in the quality framework that address barriers from the bottleneck analysis.