Multidisciplinary team practice. 4 Experienced nurses can recognise and articulate the
requirements of their professional role with clarity. With increasing proficiency, they can …

In response to there being no specialist paediatric palliative care (PPC) team in a region of
England, we undertook a 12-month quality improvement project (funded by National Health …

Background The introduction of paediatric palliative care and referral to specialised teams
still occurs late in the illness trajectory of children with life-limiting diseases. The aim of this …

Background Infants with life-limiting conditions are a heterogeneous population. Palliative
care for infants is delivered in a diverse range of healthcare settings and by interdisciplinary …

Objectives This paper examined the potential of a new classification framework, The
Spectrum of Children's Palliative Care Needs, to facilitate identification of children with …

Introduction: Providing care for children in the end of life entails special challenges and
exceptional requirements for all health professionals involved. Aim: The aim of the study is to …

Background The concept of pediatric palliative care (PPC) is applied differently within the
healthcare system and among healthcare professionals (HCPs). To our knowledge, no …

Background: Palliative care demands in the United States are growing amid a comparatively
small workforce of palliative care clinicians and researchers. Therefore, determining …

BACKGROUND: Effective funding models are key for implementing and sustaining critical
care delivery programmes such as specialised paediatric palliative care (SPPC). In …

Abstract The International Children's Palliative Care Network (ICPCN) held its first
international conference on children's palliative care, in conjunction with Tata Memorial …