Objective To identify major concerns of national and local importance in the provision,
commissioning, research, and use of generalist end of life care. Design A national …

The objectives of this study were to establish the extent to which UK primary care has
adopted recommended practices on supportive and palliative care of adults with cancer, and …

Background With increasing numbers of people living with complex life-limiting
multimorbidity in the community, consideration must be given to improving the organisation …

A good death for all is now recognised as a priority at societal and political levels. To
achieve this goal we need a fundamental shift of emphasis: to train and educate healthcare …

Palliative care, since its inception over 60 years ago, has set the standard of how to care for
people who are dying. Key features among these standards have been the professional …

Worldwide, 56 million people die each year, 85% of these in developing countries. 1 2 Yet
little is known about the quality of care they receive at the end of their lives. The movement …

Aims and objectives The public health approach to end-of-life care has gained recognition
over the past decade regarding its contribution to palliative care services. Terms, such as …

As the number of older people increases across the world, and more people approach the
end of their lives with chronic and complex conditions, the need for robust and relevant …

Background Access to high-quality palliative care is inadequate for most people living and
dying with serious illness. Policies aimed at optimising delivery of palliative and end of life …

Palliative care has driven major improvements in the care of people with life limiting
illnesses and fostered more open public discourse about death and dying. National and …