Background GPs in the UK will face increased palliative care demands in the coming years.
Understanding what makes providing palliative care difficult for GPs is an important step to …

The evidence from randomized controlled trials supports the integration of palliative care
early in the disease trajectory. However, in terms of outcomes and quality indicators for care …

Background: The “Surprise Question”(SQ) is often used to identify patients who may benefit
from a palliative care approach. The time frame of the typical question (a 12-month …

Advances in modern medicine, effective medication and high-technology interventions
contribute to the growth of chronic comorbidities among older people, and many children …

Background: It can be challenging to provide generalist palliative care in hospitals, owing to
difficulties in integrating disease-oriented treatment with palliative care and the influences of …

Background Case management is a heterogeneous concept of care that consists of
assessment, planning, implementing, coordinating, monitoring, and evaluating the options …

Background: End-of-life care (EOLC) has historically been associated with cancer care.
However, demographic changes indicate that future provision must also cater for other long …

With the future focus on palliative and end‐of‐life care provision in the community, the role of
the general practice team and their relationship with specialist palliative care providers is …

Palliative care seeks to improve the quality of life for patients suffering from the impact of life‐
limiting illnesses. Palliative care encompasses but is more than end‐of‐life care, which is …

Objective Evaluate the effectiveness of a continuing educational intervention on primary
health care professionals' familiarity with information important to nutritional care in a …