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 …

Many patients and families can give an extremely detailed account of receiving serious
news, even years after the experience. This communication between the health professional …

Notable advances have been made in the past three decades in palliative care nursing. The
features that distinguish palliative care—attention to the whole person and to all aspects of a …

Effective symptom control is impossible without effective communication. The most powerful
analgesics are of little value if health-care professionals do not have an accurate …

Introduction: A previous review suggested that dysphagia is negatively associated with
burden in caregivers of community-dwelling older adults. Other literature suggests similar …

Background: Communication about palliative care is a complex task frequently delayed until
otherwise unavoidable. There is a need for discussion of palliative care to be viewed as a …

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

The ability to provide primary palliative care is a skill set that nurse practitioners should
acquire, develop, and refine. The relief of suffering—physical, emotional, and spiritual …

General practitioners (GPs) deliver the majority of palliative care to patients in the last year of
life. This article seeks to examine the nature of GP care, perceptions of the GPs themselves …

Palliative care is an increasingly important area of clinical practice and health service
delivery. The heterogeneity of the patient population and the multidisciplinary nature of care …