Background Patients in need of palliative care often want to reside at home. Providing
palliative care requires resources and a high level of competence in primary care. The …

This exploratory study examined general practitioners'(GPs) perspectives on delivering end-
of-life care in the New Zealand residential aged care context. A general inductive approach …

Aims and objectives The public health approach to end-of-life care has gained recognition
over the past decade regarding its contribution to palliative care services. Terms, such as …

Background: Lack of consistency in palliative care language can serve as barriers when
designing, delivering, and accessing high-quality palliative care services. Objective: To …

Background Within the UK, general practitioners (GPs) are required to maintain a register of
palliative patients under their care. The term 'palliative'when applied to patients …

A lack of access to specialist palliative care (SPC) has led to a lack of clinicians' skills,
knowledge and attitudes pertinent to the management of patients with chronic conditions …

Education Institute of Health Page 1 Patsy Yates PhD, RN, FHCNA, is Professor and Acting
Director, Centre for Palliative Care Research and Education Institute of Health and …

GPs and other professionals in primary care provide the majority of palliative and end-of-life
care (PEoLC) in the community. Policy and quality improvement guidance for such …

Introduction There can be a mismatch between what the public see as important
unanswered questions and those which are actually researched. The Palliative and end of …

Objective: Despite being ideally placed to provide care to patients with terminal illness,
many general practitioners (GPs) are not involved in palliative care. This study aimed to …