Background: Palliative care (PC) has been integrated to a limited extent in the South African
healthcare system. Contextual factors may be a pivotal influence in this integration …

Background: Integration of palliative care (PC) services entails combining administrative,
organisational, clinical and service elements to ensure continuity of care between all parties …

Background: Groote Schuur Hospital is a large Academic Hospital in South Africa that is in
the process of integrating palliative care (PC) via a vertical nurse-led doctor-supported …

Africa is characterized by a high burden of disease and health system deficits, with an
overwhelming and increasing demand for palliative care (PC). Yet only one African country …

Background: The growing burden of life-threatening illnesses and advancements in care
interventions call for the intentional integration of palliative care services into existing care …

Background The WHO is calling for the integration of palliative care in all health care
settings globally. Methods A 3.5–year program was implemented in 12 government …

Background: Integration of palliative care (PC) in cancer management is critical to improving
the overall quality of life of cancer patients and their families. Nevertheless, only a few …

Introduction The integration of palliative care (PC) services is characterized by several
barriers and challenges, which may include misperception of PC services as end-of-life …

Background Palliative care should be integrated into primary healthcare systems within low-
and middle-income countries to achieve Universal Health Coverage goals. We aimed to …

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to propose a unified definition of integrated palliative
care (IPC), and to identify the elements that facilitate or hinder implementation of an …