Introduction In 2015 the Palliative and end of life care Priority Setting Partnership
(PeolcPSP), facilitated by the James Lind Alliance, published a top-ten list of unanswered …

Background: Out-of-hours palliative care is a priority for patients, caregivers and
policymakers. Approximately three quarters of the week occurs outside of typical working …

Executive summary Purpose: Palliative care policy in Ireland is currently under review, and
out-of-hours, often referred to as “after-hours” care is a recognised gap in provision. The …

Background: Healthcare usage patterns change for people with life limiting illness as death
approaches, with increasing use of out-of-hours services. How best to provide care out of …

Background Primary health care providers play a dominant role in the provision of palliative
care (PC) in Australia but many gaps in after hours service remain. In some rural areas only …

Objective: This paper reports the preliminary findings of a project exploring after hours
palliative care service provision in three regions of Victoria, Australia. The outcomes of this …

Recent changes to out-of-hours primary care in the UK have generated concerns about care
for palliative care patients. The aim of this study was to identify key challenges and …

Background Evidence regarding out-of-hours (OOH) community palliative care provision is
required to inform the need for a 7-day work. Aim This paper seeks to provide evidence for …

Palliative care within the community requires well coordinated multidisciplinary
teamworking, involving both primary and secondary care practitioners.'Out-of-hours' periods …

Background Not much is known about how general practitioners (GPs) who work regular out-
of-hours shifts in the community feel about prescribing medication for symptom control in …