Objectives: Despite palliative care being standard for patients with chronic and/or life-limiting
conditions, a perceived lack of clarity regarding the definition and scope of palliative care …

CareSearch is an Australian Government Department of Health funded repository of
evidence-based palliative care information and resources. The CareSearch Allied Health …

Objective To examine the views of general practitioners (GPs) on providing a palliative
approach in residential aged care and in particular their experiences with the palliative care …

In Australia, despite the growing need for palliative care, there is a shortage of palliative care
professionals. The literature suggests that nurse practitioners (NPs) are well positioned to …

Background: Many people with palliative care needs will receive care from a primary care
provider. However, GPs often have limited time to deal with these patients' supportive care …

Speech–language pathologists (SLPs) provide services to patients confronting the end of
life (EOL) in a variety of settings. Instead of targeting improvement of health or sustaining life …

Objectives: To describe the feasibility of a chaplain-led spiritually focused life review
interview and the development of a spiritual legacy document (SLD) for patients with …

Introduction Primary care has a central role in palliative and end of life care: 45.6% of deaths
in England and Wales occur under the care of primary care teams at home or in care homes …

Objective People with advanced cancer who may benefit from specialised palliative care
(SPC) do not necessarily access such services. Methods To obtain a deeper understanding …

Background: Ethnic minority patients have unique challenges in accessing health services.
These include language difficulties, unfamiliarity with the health system, lower rates of …