Hugh Senior, Matthew Grant, Joel J Rhee, Michèle Aubin, Peta McVey, Claire Johnson, Leanne Monterosso, Harriet Nwachukwu, Julia Fallon-Ferguson, Patsy Yates, Briony Williams, Geoffrey Mitchell
BACKGROUND: General practitioners (GPs) and general practice nurses (GPNs) face increasing demands to provide end-of-life care (EoLC) as the population ages. To enhance primary palliative care (PC), the care they provide needs to be understood to inform best practice models of care. OBJECTIVE: To provide a comprehensive description of the self-reported role and performance of GPs and GPNs in (1) specific medical/nursing roles, (2) communication, (3) care co-ordination, (4) access and out-of-hours care, and (5) multidisciplinary care...
August 29, 2019: BMJ Supportive & Palliative Care