Background: Palliative care (PC) development is diverse and lacks an effective integration
into European healthcare systems. This article investigates levels of integrated PC in …

The Eurobarometer Survey of the EAPC Task Force on the Development of Palliative Care
in Europe is part of a programme of work to produce comprehensive information on the …

Background According to EU policy, anyone in need of palliative care should be able to
have access to it. It is therefore important to investigate which palliative care topics are …

Background Government policy is a fundamental component of initiating change to improve
the provision of palliative care at a national level. The World Health Organisation's …

Purpose Literature suggests that integrated palliative care (IPC) increases the quality of care
for palliative patients at lower costs. However, knowledge on models encompassing all …

Background: With the goal of achieving greater unity and coherence, the Council of Europe
developed a national palliative care (PC) policy framework—Recommendation (2003) 24 …

Background: Service provision is a key domain to assess national-level palliative care
development. Three editions of the European Association for Palliative Care (EAPC) Atlas of …

The European Association for Palliative Care Task (EAPC) Force on the Development of
Palliative Care in Europe was created in 2003 and the results of its work are now being …

Background: The evolution of the provision of palliative care specialised services is
important for planning and evaluation. Aim: To examine the development between 2005 and …

Aim: The aim of this position paper is to assist primary health care (PHC) providers,
policymakers, and researchers by discussing the current context in which palliative health …