Nursing is a vital health profession. In almost all clinical and hospital settings, nurses offer
primary palliative care. Nurses are recognized for their strong philosophy of care for a wide …

Background: While the need for palliative care in long-term care facilities is growing, it is
unknown whether palliative care in this setting is sufficiently developed. Aim: To describe …

Background: The global need for focused improvements in palliative care within the acute
hospital setting is well noted. A large volume of evidence exists detailing what hospitalised …

Background: Healthcare providers working in hospitals are frequently exposed to patients
with palliative care needs. For most patients, these reflect non-specialist rather than …

Participatory research is a relatively new method of researching practice especially within
palliative care. It differs from other methodologies in that there is an expectation of action …

Context Inadequate handovers between hospital and home can lead to adverse health
outcomes. A group particularly at risk is patients at the end of life because of complex health …

Abstract Background General practitioners (GPs) play a pivotal role in providing end-of-life
care in the community. Although they value end-of-life care, they have apprehensions about …

Background Moving palliative care from a solely clinical focus to a more population based
and community orientated approach is the hallmark of a much advocated public health …

Palliative and end-of-life care in England has undergone some remarkable transformations
across the course of less than half a century and can be seen as a useful case study with …

Nursing is the largest regulated health professional workforce providing palliative care
across a range of clinical settings. Historically, palliative care nursing has been informed by …