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 …

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 …

The UK Palliative Medicine Syllabus is critically evaluated to assess its relationship and
relevance to contemporary palliative care policy and direction. Three criteria are employed …

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 The Australian population is aging, and the proportion of older Australians will
continue to grow over the coming decades. However, there is a lack of research published …

Within contemporary health and social care for older people, it is widely accepted that best
outcomes are achieved when health professionals collaborate to provide integrated …

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 …

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 …

Aim To explore specialist and generalist palliative care provision for people with non‐
malignant respiratory disease, in rural and urban areas in the North and Republic of Ireland …

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 …