Full integration of oncology and palliative care relies on the specific knowledge and skills of
two modes of care: the tumour-directed approach, the main focus of which is on treating the …

The nature of cancer control is changing, with an increasing emphasis, fuelled by public and
political demand, on prevention, early diagnosis, and patient experience during and after …

Thematic analysis is ever-present in qualitative organisational research–it appears in
methods textbooks, in empirical articles across the breadth of the discipline, and is taught to …

PROMOTING PARTNERSHIP FOR HEALTH This book forms part of a series entitled
Promoting Partnership for Health publishedin association with the UK Centre for the …

Background Much of what we understand about the design of healthcare systems to support
care of the dying comes from our experiences with providing palliative care for dying cancer …

Background: Interdisciplinary team involvement is commonplace in many palliative care
settings across the world. Teamwork is perceived by many experts as an indispensable …

Background Interdisciplinary team working is of paramount importance in the reform of
primary care in order to provide cost-effective and comprehensive care. However …

Interprofessional teamwork has become an integral feature of healthcare delivery in a wide
range of conditions and services in many countries. Many assumptions are made in …

Shared decision-making and interprofessional collaboration are important approaches to
achieving consumer-centered care. The concept of shared decision-making has been …

Objective To identify major concerns of national and local importance in the provision,
commissioning, research, and use of generalist end of life care. Design A national …