Breaking down the silos: Collaboration delivering an efficient and effective response to palliative care emergencies

Progress in Palliative Care

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 212-218

  Swetenham, Kate ^a   Grantham, Hugh ^b   Glaetzer, Karen ^a  

^a Southern Adelaide Palliative Services   (Australia)

^b FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Emergency response; Out of hours care; Palliative care; Paramedics

Indexed keywords

AMBULANCE; ARTICLE; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY WARD; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; METHODOLOGY; NURSE PRACTITIONER; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; TELEPHONE INTERVIEW;

EID: 84904396270     PISSN: 09699260     EISSN: 1743291X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/1743291X13Y.0000000076     Document Type: Article

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