Palliative care for those who need it should be an integral part of National Health Service
(NHS) practice in all settings in the UK. This study used a focus group and individual …

Reviews of literature relating to palliative care and interprofessional working identify the
need to enhance the 'palliative approach'among generic health and social care staff. Greater …

Background: Despite the world-wide growth of specialist palliative care services, the bulk of
care and decision making at the end of life are delivered in general hospital, primary care …

Historically, health and social care professionals have described their lack of competence
and confidence in many aspects of palliative care, and have recognized the need for …

Palliative care is rarely delivered by one provider; for most patients their care will be
managed by community and one or more hospital teams at the least. This can be …

Objectives Education and training are seen as 'absolutely essential parts of providing
palliative care'. As part of a larger study to explore the extent of palliative care need in two …

This paper argues that there has been a paradigm shift in recent times in the service needs
for palliative care as a result of the UK's National Health Service internal market structure …

Background: A key aspect of the provision of high-quality palliative care is ensuring that
qualified staff have ongoing education in this area. Aim: To explore the educational needs of …

This paper looks at the development of multidisciplinary workshops for those professionals
working with terminally ill people and their families. The workshops are described and early …

Purpose Competence-based education in health and social care has been promoted
through the Tuning Process in Europe. This papers reports on the process of developing a …