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 …

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 Empirical evidence suggests that integrated palliative care (IPC) increases the
quality of care for palliative patients and supports professional caregivers. Existing IPC …

Integrated palliative care is viewed as having the potential to improve service coordination,
efficiency, and quality outcomes for patients and family carers. However, the majority of …

Background Integrated palliative care (IPC) involves bringing together administrative,
organisational, clinical and service aspects in order to achieve continuity of care between all …

Background: Healthcare integration is a priority in many countries, yet there remains little
direction on how to systematically evaluate this construct to inform further development. The …

Purpose Due to an international ageing population, global health organisations have
recognised the challenges arising from fragmented interaction between health and social …

Background In England, Integrated Care Systems have been established to improve
integration of care, as part of the NHS Long Term Plan. For people near the end of life …

Introduction Policy-and evidence-based guidelines have highlighted the need for improved
palliative and end-of-life care. However, there is still evidence of individuals dying …

Integrated care has often been seen as a 'nice to have'optional extra, rather than as a basic
requirement to improve caregiving for patients with advanced chronic disease and cancer …