Background Based on the case of palliative care and euthanasia in the Netherlands, this
paper presents an analysis of frames and counter-frames used in the ongoing public debate …

Palliative care in the Netherlands is growing and the climate for further development is
favourable. Although there is a great deal of consensus on the current debates within …

Background: In recent decades significant developments in end-of-life care have taken
place in The Netherlands. There has been more attention for palliative care and alongside …

In Sweden, palliative care has, over the past decades, been object to policies and
guidelines with focus on how to achieve “good palliative care”. The aim of this study has …

The Belgian model of 'integral'end-of-life care consists of universal access to palliative care
(PC) and legally regulated euthanasia. As a first worldwide, the Flemish PC organisation …

Background In palliative care it would be necessary to refer to a model. Nevertheless it
seems that there are no official statements which state and describe that model. We carried …

Focussing on the Patient as a Person Johannes JM van Delden, Jaap JF Visser, Els
BorstEilers Although the Netherlands is an extremely flat country, it appears to have slopes …

The European Association for Palliative Care (EAPC) is a large NGO that represents 46
national associations from 27 European countries and more than 50000 healthcare workers …

Introduction Over the last ten years I have been supervising empirical research of master
and doctoral students in the field of palliative care and ethics. Although time never has been …

Euthanasia is currently not legal in Finland, but discussions about legalization have recently
been conducted among the general public. There are concerns that adequate care in end-of …