Background Demand for palliative care provision within hospitals is significant and projected
to increase in line with the population ageing and an increase in non-communicable …

Abstract Background An electronic Palliative Care Summary (ePCS) is currently being
implemented throughout Scotland to provide out-of-hours (OOH) staff with up-to-date …

General practitioners (GPs) are increasingly expected to provide palliative care as ageing
populations put pressure on specialist services. Some GPs, however, cite barriers to …

Introduction The importance of relating clinical practice more closely to evidence, is
recognised by health and social care professionals and commissioners alike. However a …

Objective This study aimed to achieve consensus regarding what distinguishes specialist
from non-specialist palliative care to inform service organisation and delivery to patients with …

Background: Although there are over 350 palliative care services present in Australia and
New Zealand, the distribution of these is patchy. Patients in some regional and rural areas …

Health professionals in rural Western Australia have embraced palliative care, however, to
date no information has been available about the issues that face those providing the care …

Objective People with advanced cancer who may benefit from specialised palliative care
(SPC) do not necessarily access such services. Methods To obtain a deeper understanding …

Background: People experiencing houselessness (PH) endure worse health outcomes than
their housed counterparts and often have inadequate care when nearing end of life …

Purpose Considering the great need for palliative care in hospitals, it is essential for hospital
staff to have palliative care knowledge. Palliative consultations have been shown to have …