Palliative care is 'the speciality which has grown out of the hospice movement'. 1 The term
was first used by Balfour Mount to describe the service which he established in the Royal …

Background: It is possible that patients with advanced cancer, who are from the medical
profession, have different or additional care needs than other patients. Previous training …

Background: Research suggests that the public appear to be confused about the meaning of
palliative care. Given the ageing population and associated increase in the number of …

Background Within the UK, general practitioners (GPs) are required to maintain a register of
palliative patients under their care. The term 'palliative'when applied to patients …

Background The extension of palliative care services to meet the needs of patients with
chronic non-malignant life-limiting conditions faces misconceptions amongst healthcare …

Background Even though struggling with similar symptom burden, patients with chronic
heart failure (CHF) receive less palliative care than patients suffering from malignant …

Objective This study aimed to achieve consensus regarding what distinguishes specialist
from non-specialist palliative care to inform service organisation and delivery to patients with …

Background: Although heart disease is the single most common cause of death knowledge
about palliative care for this group of patients is deficient. Aim: The aim of this study was to …

Objectives: To identify doctors' perceptions of the need for palliative care for heart failure and
barriers to change. Design: Qualitative study with focus groups. Setting: North west England …

Palliative care is indicated in patients with heart failure since the early phases of the
disease, as suggested by international guidelines. However, patients are referred to …