Background Older people in long-term care facilities are at a greater risk of receiving care at
the end of life that does not adequately meet their needs, yet staff in long-term care are often …

Background The supportive hospice aged residential exchange (SHARE) is a new model of
palliative care education that has been designed for residential aged care. The goal of …

Aim. This paper reports a study to determine the effectiveness of a postqualification course
in palliative care in terms of increased knowledge, insight and self‐efficacy among …

Background Despite the great advances in the concept of palliative care (PC) and its
benefits, its application seems to be delayed, leaving unfulfilled the many needs of patients …

Background: Palliative care requires a multidisciplinary care team. General practitioners
often ask specialised palliative home care teams for support. Working with specialised …

Background Long term care facilities are important environments for the delivery of palliative
care, which includes end of life care. Despite this, staff may feel this care focus is separate to …

Objectives Previous research has indicated that staff in aged residential care (ARC) may be
unprepared for their role in palliative care provision. The need for palliative care knowledge …

Background: A key aspect of the provision of high-quality palliative care is ensuring that
qualified staff have ongoing education in this area. Aim: To explore the educational needs of …

Title. Multi‐faceted palliative care intervention: aged care nurses' and care assistants'
perceptions and experiences. Aim. This paper is a report of a study to describe residential …

Background: The aim of this mixed-method study was to evaluate the outcomes of an
educational intervention in a palliative approach for rural nurses and health-care workers …