In Australia, many people ageing in their own homes are becoming increasingly frail and
unwell, approaching the end of life. A palliative approach, which adheres to palliative care …

Abstract Background General Practitioners (GPs) often play an important role in caring for
people at the end of life. While some international studies suggest that GPs experience a …

The provision of palliative care in the UK has traditionally focused on people with cancer.
People who are elderly, live in rural areas or have diagnoses other than cancer often have …

On average, 610000 people die in the UK each year, but only one in five of these will die at
home (Office for National Statistics (ONS), 2005). Enabling people to die at home, if they so …

Palliative care provision varies by diagnosis, geography, and setting. The Minimum Data-set
provides high-level data on provision, but comprehensive comparative information about …

Background It is now widely recognised that the palliative care needs of older people with
frailty are poorly met compared to those of others at the end-of life (Hamaker, van den Bos …

The Scottish Government promotes equity in palliative care delivery in Living and Dying Well
(Scottish Government, 2008). Ten nurses, working in the community in the Western Isles …

Abstract Changes in demographic patterns and the burden of chronic illness have
challenged palliative care clinicians to engage populations other than those with malignant …

The delivery of palliative care in residential aged care communities is challenging, even
more so in rural areas due to workforce ageing and shortages. The objectives of the present …

Good access to health and social services is essential to enable palliative care patients to
remain and die at home. This article reports on a survey of perceptions of availability of such …