“A planning guide”: developing a consensus document for palliative care service provision
Page 1 MJA Vol 179 15 September 2003 S23 PALLIATIVE CARE SUPPLEMENT The Medical …

Much specialist palliative care in the UK is provided through the voluntary sector, with
funding in part from the National Health Service and the remainder from donations. Service …

Despite the evidence that palliative care is effective in improving the quality of life for people
who are dying, it is still poorly understood by many health professionals in New Zealand …

The inadequacy of some areas of palliative care provision was acknowledged in the NHS
Cancer Plan (DoH 2000). Many patients would prefer to die at home, but only one quarter …

Models of delivering palliative and end-of-life care in the... : Current Opinion in Supportive and
Palliative Care Models of delivering palliative and end-of-life care in the UK : Current Opinion …

Australia is a very large country with a relatively small, diverse population. Palliative care is
delivered by a range of professionals, from general (family) practitioners and community …

Objective: Ensuring a consistent and systematic approach to the delivery of care for people
with advanced disease is a priority for palliative care services worldwide. Many clinical tools …

This book addresses key questions about the need for palliative care, the current provision
of services, and the evidence for the effectiveness of a range of alternative models of …

Background: Growing global demand for palliative care services has prompted generalist
clinicians to provide adjunct support to specialist teams. Paramedics are uniquely placed to …

In Australia, over the past three decades, interest in improving the care of dying patients has
progressed from being the concern of a few health care professionals to being a widespread …