Background: Oral health problems are common, but often overlooked, among people
receiving palliative care. Aim: To better understand how oral health can be addressed in this …

Background The role of the General Practitioner (GP) is central to community palliative care.
Good liaison between the different professionals involved in a patient's care is extremely …

Palliative care: promoting general practice participation Page 1 Palliative care: promoting
general practice participation Geoffrey K Mitchell, Elizabeth J Reymond and Barry PM McGrath …

Aim This study aimed to obtain perspectives from key stakeholders to inform the
development of Australian national guidelines for a palliative approach to aged care in the …

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 …

Around two-thirds of people with incurable diseases in economically developed countries
wish to die at home, but less than one-third succeed in doing so. Developing primary care …

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

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 …

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 …

Aim. The aim of this paper is to consider alternative approaches to service delivery for
patients with chronic life‐limiting illnesses other than cancer. It will also discuss the issues …