Abstract Background Primary care physicians (General Practitioners (GPs)) play a pivotal
role in providing end of life care (EoLC). However, many lack confidence in this area, and …

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 Providing end of life care (EoLC) is an important aspect of primary care, which
reduces the risk of hospital admission for most patients. However, general practitioners …

The rising trend of chronic life-threatening illnesses is accompanied by an exponential
increase in serious health-related suffering. Palliative care is known to ameliorate physical …

Background UK policymakers, clinicians and public wish to see improvements in end-of-life
care (EoLC). However, healthcare professionals' skills and knowledge to deliver high-quality …

Background With increasing numbers of people living with complex life-limiting
multimorbidity in the community, consideration must be given to improving the organisation …

Background The fundamental importance of good end of life care has been well
documented however recent national publications have high-lighted inadequacies in …

Objectives Offering genuine choice to patients over place of care and death requires the
provision of high-quality palliative care 24/7. This study examines the confidence of out-of …

Background There is a growing need for palliative care. The majority of palliative patients
prefer their general practitioner (GP) to organize their palliative home care. General …

Objectives There has been little research conducted to understand the essential meaning of
quality, community-based, end-of-life (EOL) care, despite the expansion of these services …