SAGE Publications Uk
Better care at any hour for palliative patients
Published in Medical Letter on the CDC and FDA, March 14th, 2010
Los Angeles, London, New Delhi, Singapore and Washington DC (February 19, 2010) - Accessing out of hours care is still a challenge for UK palliative care patients, even several years after the introduction of phone help line services like NHS24 and NHS Direct. Scottish researchers have specific recommendations for a more detailed and regular communication strategy to improve patients' care, which are published by SAGE in the journal Palliative Medicine.
Palliative care patients can expect help from familiar primary care team professionals around a third of the time - but when unexpected events occur out of hours (OOH), an unfamiliar team often steps in, and the patient...
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