Objectives: To explore general practitioners'(GPs) current involvement in and attitudes
towards the provision of palliative care in primary care. Methods: Postal survey of 356 …

Background Access to high-quality palliative care is inadequate for most people living and
dying with serious illness. Policies aimed at optimising delivery of palliative and end of life …

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 …

How to extend palliative care services to all patients needing them is an issue currently
exercising a range of bodies in contemporary Britain. This paper first considers the evidence …

Title. Assessing palliative care needs: views of patients, informal carers and healthcare
professionals Aim. This paper reports a study to assess the palliative care needs of the adult …

Background Improving palliative care management in acute hospital settings has been
identified as a priority internationally. The aim of this study was to establish the proportion of …

Background: Hospital-based palliative care consultative teams assist with decision-making,
symptom management, patient and family support, and discharge planning for those with …

Palliative care has been challenged to share its message with a wider audience, and for
many years it has been articulating an approach that is suitable for all patients. However, it is …

Background: Palliative care is not accessed by all those who can benefit from it. Survey aim:
To explore awareness of palliative care and related services among UK oncology out …

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 …