Are UK primary care teams formally identifying patients for palliative care before they die?

British Journal of General Practice

Volumn 62, Issue 598, 2012, Pages

  Harrison, Nadine ^a   Cavers, Debbie ^a   Campbell, Christine ^a   Murray, Scott A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Family practice; Palliative care; Palliative care approach; Primary care

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER REGISTRY; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMMUNITY HOSPITAL; DEMENTIA; DISEASE REGISTRY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FRAIL ELDERLY; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEART FAILURE; HOME CARE; HOSPICE CARE; HOSPITAL; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; KIDNEY FAILURE; LIVER FAILURE; MORTALITY; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; TERMINAL CARE; UNITED KINGDOM;

AGED; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DEATH, SUDDEN; DEMENTIA; FRAIL ELDERLY; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMANS; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NEOPLASMS; PALLIATIVE CARE; REGISTRIES; SCOTLAND; TERMINAL CARE; TERMINALLY ILL;

EID: 84861157029     PISSN: 09601643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3399/bjgp12X641465     Document Type: Article

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