In the United Kingdom (UK) a range of professionals, who are employed within both statutory and non-statutory organisations, provide palliative care in the community. This paper explores how interprofessional working between these practitioners is facilitated, and considers how language and philosophies...
NHS reforms and community care legislation in the UK have created both challenges and opportunities for collaborative working between agencies and the potential for the more active involvement of users and carers in this process. This paper examines this in the context of palliative care, more ...
“It isn’t like what people think about working in the palliative care ward,” says Chen. “That is not a place where negative energy spreads. Instead, doing the volunteer work makes me think a lot about my life.” Chen is a long-term volunteer, having started at the same time ...
Neonatal palliative care nursing: working with infants on the cusp of life -- a thematic review Neonatal, Paediatric & Child Health NursingCooper, HelenCuthbertson, LesleyFleming, Sara
Home care is the preferred option for most people with a terminal illness. Providing home care relies on good community-based services, and a general practice workforce competent in palliative care practice and willing to accommodate patients' needs. Structured palliative care training of general pract...
National survey of palliative care in end-stage renal disease in the UK. Palliative care for patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) is a neglected aspect of nephrology. We carried out this survey to establish the current p... G Smita,T Mark,S Steve - Nephrology, dialysis, transplanta...
A public health approach to palliative care has been recognised for the contribution it can make to meaningful end-of-life care. Such approaches have gained increased literature and policy focus and practice examples exist worldwide. In the UK, end-of-life care policy documents have highlighted ...
Irwin is a clinical pharmacist specialist in palliative care at University of Michigan Health and a clinical assistant professor at the University of Michigan College of Pharmacy. She supports a palliative care consult team and outpatient palliative care clinics by seeing patients who are transitio...
Examining the role of specialist palliative care in geriatric care to inform collaborations: a survey on the knowledge, practice and attitudes of geriatric... BACKGROUND. The global population is ageing, and rates of multimorbidity and chronic illness are rapidly rising. Given specialist palliative ca...
Palliative care for patients with COPD: the impact of collaborative working in Salford Palliative MedicineHayle CCubitt AIngle SRoberts JDiar-Bakerly NGomm S