Background: Healthcare providers working in hospitals are frequently exposed to patients
with palliative care needs. For most patients, these reflect non-specialist rather than …

Background: In most developed countries, acute hospitals play a significant role in palliative
care provision and are the setting in which most people die. They are often the setting where …

Background The extension of palliative care services to meet the needs of patients with
chronic non-malignant life-limiting conditions faces misconceptions amongst healthcare …

Background: There is increasing demand for primary care practitioners to play a key role in
palliative care delivery. Given this, it is important to understand their perceptions of the …

Background: Building palliative care capacity among all healthcare practitioners caring for
patients with chronic illnesses, who do not work in specialist palliative care services (non …

Background: The majority of expected deaths in high income countries occur in hospital
where optimal palliative care cannot be assured. In addition, a large number of patients with …

Background: General practitioners have overall responsibility for community care, including
towards end of life. Current policy places generalists at the centre of palliative care …

Background: Primary care has the potential to play significant roles in providing effective
palliative care for non-cancer patients. Aim: To identify, critically appraise and synthesise the …

Background Government policy is a fundamental component of initiating change to improve
the provision of palliative care at a national level. The World Health Organisation's …

Background Despite increased attention and knowledge in palliative care, there is still
confusion concerning how to interpret the concept of palliative care and implement it in …