General practitioners (GPs) deliver the majority of palliative care to patients in the last year of
life. This article seeks to examine the nature of GP care, perceptions of the GPs themselves …

Introduction: In order to facilitate GPs in their work and increase the possibilities for patients
to remain at home, it is important to identify the obstacles which hinder the delivery of …

Objective: Despite being ideally placed to provide care to patients with terminal illness,
many general practitioners (GPs) are not involved in palliative care. This study aimed to …

The general practitioner (GP) has a critical role in an integrated model of palliative care as
they often know the patient and carer well, are experts in generalist care and have …

Background: General practitioners (GPs) play a crucial part in palliative care. The quality of
care can be improved by investigating and addressing barriers perceived by GPs in daily …

Background: The Gold Standards Framework (GSF) was developed to improve the delivery
of palliative care in general practice. Aim: The aim of the study was to evaluate the first …

Background High quality end-of-life care in the community is achieved with effective
multidisciplinary teamwork, interprofessional communication between GPs and district …

Australian palliative care is delivered by general practitioners (GPs) and specialist palliative
care teams. Patient outcomes should improve if they work in formal partnership. We …

A randomly selected sample of 158 South Australian general practitioners (GPs) were sent a
questionnaire which assessed opinions and management practices in the palliative care of …

Background Effective communication is considered to be essential for the delivery of high-
quality care. Communication in palliative care may be particularly difficult, and there is still …