Addressing barriers to interprofessional working with homecare workers in community palliative care: Insights from a multi-site qualitative case study
The homecare worker role was poorly understood and undervalued with inadequate communication and interaction between practitioners, potentially impacting on quality of care. Collaborative practice is necessary for provision of high-quality care, but we found this was often absent due to knowledge, professional, and organisational barriers. Further research should explore suggested strategies to address the barriers identified.
Authors
- Caroline White (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6162-4499)
- Mark Pearson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7628-7421)
- Jane Wray (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5959-6978)
- Zana Bayley (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7890-8682)
- Paul Taylor (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9140-4972)
- Alison Bravington (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0680-2093)
- Cat Forward (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2796-346X)
- Miriam J. Johnson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6204-9158)
- Jamilla Hussain (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3644-6480)
- Helene Elliott-Button (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-5137-092X)
- Justine Krygier (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-7482-8839)
- Helen Roberts (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3085-5002)
- Liz Walker (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1652-5800)
Institutions
- University of Bradford (GB)
- King's College London (GB)
- University of Hull (GB)
- Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (GB)
- Hull York Medical School (GB)
- University of Sheffield (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Palliative Medicine
- Published
- 2025-11-24
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1177/02692163251383385
- Primary Topic
- Interprofessional Education and Collaboration
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00