The importance of a well trained workforce to support the needs of those approaching the end of their life and the needs of their carers is readily acknowledged, yet relatively few healthcare professionals are specifically trained to manage palliative and end of life care. Access to suitable education is often patchy and many health and social care providers have difficulty accessing relevant education and training. This paper reflects on a Palliative and End of Life project for assistant practitioners being delivered in the North West of Englan
Death and dying are inevitable. High quality and accessible palliative and end of life care can help...
Palliative care training at basic, intermediate, and specialist levels, recommended by the World Hea...
Over recent years in Australia, the integration of palliative care into health care systems has beco...
The importance of a well trained workforce to support the needs of those approaching the end of thei...
There is nothing more certain in life than death. How we as individuals approach this challenging ev...
Palliative and end-of-life care must be a multidisciplinary approach and can be delivered in a range...
This is the second in a series of 4 articles looking at end-of-life and palliative care, examining t...
This thesis presents the results of a study that explores the experience of care assistants who care...
In England today, 22.6 of all deaths happen in a residential or nursing care home. Notwithstanding t...
Objectives Education and training are seen as ‘absolutely essential parts of providing palliative ca...
The emerging field of palliative care in the United States must respond to the health care needs of ...
Abstract. Palliative care aims to improve the quality of life for patients who face life-limiting il...
Background: Family carers are crucial in enabling dying people to stay at home, but are often not pr...
The third article in this series of four will look at the role of the assistant practitioner (AP) in...
Due to demographic changes, the need for palliative care in the community and at home is expected to...
Death and dying are inevitable. High quality and accessible palliative and end of life care can help...
Palliative care training at basic, intermediate, and specialist levels, recommended by the World Hea...
Over recent years in Australia, the integration of palliative care into health care systems has beco...
The importance of a well trained workforce to support the needs of those approaching the end of thei...
There is nothing more certain in life than death. How we as individuals approach this challenging ev...
Palliative and end-of-life care must be a multidisciplinary approach and can be delivered in a range...
This is the second in a series of 4 articles looking at end-of-life and palliative care, examining t...
This thesis presents the results of a study that explores the experience of care assistants who care...
In England today, 22.6 of all deaths happen in a residential or nursing care home. Notwithstanding t...
Objectives Education and training are seen as ‘absolutely essential parts of providing palliative ca...
The emerging field of palliative care in the United States must respond to the health care needs of ...
Abstract. Palliative care aims to improve the quality of life for patients who face life-limiting il...
Background: Family carers are crucial in enabling dying people to stay at home, but are often not pr...
The third article in this series of four will look at the role of the assistant practitioner (AP) in...
Due to demographic changes, the need for palliative care in the community and at home is expected to...
Death and dying are inevitable. High quality and accessible palliative and end of life care can help...
Palliative care training at basic, intermediate, and specialist levels, recommended by the World Hea...
Over recent years in Australia, the integration of palliative care into health care systems has beco...