Background Demand for palliative care provision within hospitals is significant and projected
to increase in line with the population ageing and an increase in non-communicable …

Background Internationally, the epidemiology of dying is changing with people dying at an
older age from an expected death and with complex health care needs. An increasing …

Objective To identify actions required to strengthen the delivery of person and family centred
hospital-based palliative care so that it addressed the domains of care identified as …

Background: There is growing recognition of the importance of involving patients and
families with lived experiences of illness in healthcare service quality improvement, research …

Background Population ageing, changes to the profiles of life-limiting illnesses and evolving
societal attitudes prompt a critical evaluation of models of palliative care. We set out to …

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 …

The Australian palliative care sector is a world leader in using routine clinical assessment
information to guide patient centred care and measure patient and family outcomes …

Background: The majority of expected deaths in high income countries occur in hospital
where optimal palliative care cannot be assured. In addition, a large number of patients with …

Background Care home residents often lack access to end-of-life care from specialist
palliative care providers. Palliative Care Needs Rounds, developed and tested in Australia …

Abstract Background General Practitioners (GPs) often play an important role in caring for
people at the end of life. While some international studies suggest that GPs experience a …