Background: Observational research methods are important for understanding people's
actions, roles and behaviour. However, these techniques are underused generally in …

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 …

Purpose To describe current referral practices of oncologists to specialized palliative care
(SPC) and define demographic characteristics, practice situations, and opinions associated …

Background: there is increasing interest in combining qualitative and quantitative research
methods to provide comprehensiveness and greater knowledge yield. Mixed methods are …

Background: the right for patients of all diagnoses to be in receipt of palliative care from an
early point in the diagnosis of a life-limiting condition is now enshrined in policy in a number …

Background Complex need for patients with a terminal illness distinguishes those who
would benefit from specialist palliative care from those who could be cared for by non …

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

Background: The physical and psychosocial needs of patients with chronic non-malignant
lung disease are comparable to those with lung cancer. This article will focus on chronic …

Background Palliative and end-of-life care is a core competency for doctors and is
increasingly recognised as a key clinical skill for junior doctors. There is a growing …

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