second and third rounds, respectively. Panellists reached consensus on 17 major criteria for specialist outpatient palliative care referral, categorised under: (1) ‘Health service use and need for ...

Background Family carers are vital in the management and delivery of home-based palliative care. Decision-makers need to know what the most commonly ... the Joanna Briggs Institute critical appraisal ...

All were affiliated with a large, tertiary care hospital in Vancouver, Canada, had a minimum of 3 years work experience and self-identified as being exposed to multiple patient deaths. Three came from ...

Alternatively, the primary team might apply additional clinical criteria such as assessing the patient's supportive care needs before deciding on a palliative care consult ... every morning before ...

It may also involve support for loved ones or caregivers. Since it’s based on individual needs, palliative care can differ from one person to the next. A care plan might involve one or more of ...

NEW DELHI: A whopping 7-10 million Indians need palliative care annually, but only less than 4% can access it due to various reasons — including restrictive prescription policies for controlled ...

NEW DELHI: A whopping 7 to 10 million Indians need palliative care annually, but only less than four per cent can access it due to various reasons, one of them being restrictive prescription ...

Paramedics in England are experiencing wide-ranging challenges in responding to the increasing number of end-of-life care ...

Photo 123RF A Gisborne doctor is concerned palliative care services will be unable keep up with a “tsunami” of need without a proportional funding increase. A national funding crisis is making ...

The head of the Society of Palliative Medicine is warning inequities in palliative care around the country will only deepen if roles looking at a national policy are dropped. Health New Zealand is ...