Background: Hospital-based specialist palliative care services are common, yet existing
evidence of inpatient generalist providers' perceptions of collaborating with hospital-based …

Background The care that most people receive at the end of their lives is provided not by
specialist palliative care professionals but by generalists such as GPs, district nurses and …

Background: Individuals with palliative care needs face increased risk of discontinuity of
care as they navigate between healthcare settings, locations and practitioners which can …

Background High quality end-of-life care in the community is achieved with effective
multidisciplinary teamwork, interprofessional communication between GPs and district …

Background: Teamwork is a standard of care in palliative care and that is emphasized by
leading organizations. When interdisciplinary teams communicate their varied assessments …

Objective Evidence has shown that, despite wide variation in models of care, community-
based specialist palliative care teams can improve outcomes and reduce acute care use at …

Aims To describe patients and family members' perceptions of interprofessional teamwork in
specialised palliative care. Background Interprofessional teamwork is essential when …

Background: Continuity of care is challenging when transferring patients across palliative
care settings. These transfers are common due to the complexity of palliative care, which …

Background: Since the medical specialty of palliative medicine was recognized in 1988, the
role of hospital specialist palliative care services has been developing, extending to patients …

Background Generalists such as general practitioners and district nurses have been the
main actors in community palliative care in Norway. Specialised oncology nurses with …