Similar to other parts of the developed world, the modern hospice and palliative care
movements in Australia and New Zealand (NZ) have their genesis in the care of people with …

Five key areas ripe for development in palliative care were highlighted at the UK Palliative
Care Congress in Bournemouth in March 2010 by members of the Primary Palliative Care …

Background Demographic changes, the evolvement of modern medicine and new
treatments for severe diseases, increase the need for palliative care services. Palliative care …

Developing palliative care services in the community (which is sometimes now called
Primary Palliative Care) is important to reach and serve the whole population, and to provide …

Background GPs can play a central role in palliative care delivery. However, little is known
about their views on what constitutes best practice care at the end of life. Aim To explore, in …

The big weakness of the proposed approach is that it makes the identification and
management of people needing nonmalignant palliative care very difficult. Non-malignant …

Background Patients in need of palliative care often want to reside at home. Providing
palliative care requires resources and a high level of competence in primary care. The …

Introduction Primary care has a central role in palliative and end of life care: 45.6% of deaths
in England and Wales occur under the care of primary care teams at home or in care homes …

Background Despite a large burden of life-limitingillness, there exists a dearth of services of
palliative care in Pakistan. International guidelines have questionable applicability in …

Palliative care: promoting general practice participation Page 1 Palliative care: promoting
general practice participation Geoffrey K Mitchell, Elizabeth J Reymond and Barry PM McGrath …