What progress has been made towards implementing national guidance on end of life care? A national survey of UK general practices

Palliative Medicine

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 68-78

  Hughes, Philippa M ^a   Bath, Peter A ^a   Ahmed, Nisar ^a   Noble, Bill ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

End of life care; Gold Standards Framework; National guidance on supportive and palliative care; Palliative care; Questionnaire survey; UK general practice

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; CAREGIVER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEATH; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOME; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; POSTAL MAIL; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOM SAMPLE; SCORING SYSTEM; TERMINAL CARE; UNITED KINGDOM; VARIANCE;

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FAMILY PRACTICE; GREAT BRITAIN; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; PALLIATIVE CARE; PATIENT PREFERENCE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 75149152846     PISSN: 02692163     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0269216309346591     Document Type: Article

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