Aim: The aim of this position paper is to assist primary health care (PHC) providers,
policymakers, and researchers by discussing the current context in which palliative health …

Background Specialist palliative care is being increasingly recognised and developed to
improve end-of-life care in many developed countries. However, only a small proportion of …

Background: A multidisciplinary European Association of Palliative Care Taskforce was
established to scope the extent of and learn what facilitates and hinders the development of …

Abstract Background Palliative Care is an approach that improves quality of life for patients
and their families facing the problems associated with incurable life-threatening illness. In …

Background Patients suffering from advanced cancer often loose contact with their primary
care physician (PCP) during oncologic treatment and palliative care is introduced very late …

Background The focus of this project is on improving the provision of primary palliative care
(PC) by general practitioners (GPs). While approximately 10–15% of the incurable, seriously …

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), palliative care is concerned with the
physical, psychosocial, and spiritual problems of patients with life-threatening illnesses and …

Background: Palliative care (PC) development is diverse and lacks an effective integration
into European healthcare systems. This article investigates levels of integrated PC in …

Background International medical organizations such as the American Society of Medical
Oncology recommend early palliative care as the “gold standard” for palliative care in …

Background Improving palliative care is a public health priority. However, little is known
about the views of public health experts regarding the state of palliative care in Germany …