In the medical world, audits are frequently conducted to assess performance ideals and
generate better outcomes for staff and patients. Audits are not such a common measure in …

Hospice and palliative care services have become an established part of Australian health
care in the last decade. Multi-disciplinary teams are usually a feature of such services and …

The Department of Health's End of Life Care Strategy 2008, set out ways for improving
people's experience of dying in England and Wales. Hospice and specialist palliative care …

There are close links between the philosophy and practice of palliative care and of social
work. Social workers have made a significant contribution to developing palli ative care …

This paper describes research undertaken as part of an MA study in leadership. It draws on
interviews with six high profile leaders at the fore front of end of life care sector in the UK. Its …

There has been very little research focusing on the role of the social worker in a specialist
palliative care service. A qualitative research methodology was used which sought to …

In the context of calls for the social work profession to show leadership, this article reports a
single site qualitative study in a specialist palliative care setting in England, which explored …

A Comparative Literature Review on Contributions of Social workers in Kenya and Slovakia to
Palliative Care Multidisciplinary Page 1 75 Original Articles Clinical Social Work and Health …

Social work is integral to the professional practice of the multidisciplinary palliative care
team both in hospice and hospital settings. Alongside nursing, medicine and a range of …

Social workers have made a significant contribution to the development and delivery of
palliative care. Both palliative care and social work are rapidly evolving but, given their …