Community out-of-hours palliative care – ‘It’s a patchwork of services’: A qualitative study exploring care provision
This study identifies key characteristics of four common models of out-of-hours palliative care, from the perspectives of professionals. Facilitators of high quality out-of-hours care include: a palliative care specific single point of access for patients; formal structures to integrate generalist/specialist services; and timely/skilled management of symptoms. We provide recommendations for a potential model incorporating these factors.
Authors
- Joanna Goodrich (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0114-7488)
- Fliss EM Murtagh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1289-3726)
- Catherine Evans (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0034-7402)
- Alice M Firth (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0726-0502)
- Richard Harding (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9653-8689)
- Inez Gaczkowska
Institutions
- University of Hull (GB)
- Cicely Saunders International (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Palliative Medicine
- Published
- 2024-12-11
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1177/02692163241302671
- Citations
- 11
- Primary Topic
- Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 5.97
Funders
- King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
- National Institute for Health and Care Research
- Department of Health and Social Care
- Marie Curie
- King's College London
- National Institute for Health Research Applied Research Collaboration South London