Improving specialist palliative care discharges from hospitals and hospices to community settings: a qualitative interview study of the communication experiences of patients, carers, and primary care professionals

Improving specialist palliative care discharges from hospitals and hospices to community settings: a qualitative interview study of the communication experiences of patients, carers, and primary care professionals

Abstract Background Patients who have received specialist intervention during periods of complex symptom and palliative care needs (e.g. pain crisis) may be discharged from specialist palliative care services to primary care. Despite such discharges being reasonably common, little is known about wha...

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Main Authors: Katharine Weetman, Catherine Grimley, Cara Bailey, Celia J. Bernstein, Jeremy Dale, Aprella Fitch, Sarah Mitchell, Rumandeep Tiwana, John I. MacArtney
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2025-07-01
Series:BMC Palliative Care
Subjects:
Palliative care
Hospice care
Patient discharge summaries
Transitional care
Communication
Discharge letters
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12904-025-01851-x
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