The role of the municipal welfare domain in palliative care: exploring the views of coordinators of Dutch regional palliative care networks

In the Netherlands, collaboration between the welfare domain and the healthcare domain in the field of palliative care is limited and differs considerably between regions. The Dutch municipal welfare domain is relevant for a large group of people confronted with an incurable disease, but it does not provide them with tailored services. Collaboration between palliative care and the municipal welfare domain has great potential, both on the patient level and on the level of the sustainability of palliative care, but it currently seems underexplored.