Role of the hospital support team.
The hospital support team is a multidisciplinary team through which the expertise of hospice care can be extended to the acute hospital situation. This article highlights the aims of such a team and the expertise of different members, emphasizing the advisory role and the importance of 'role-modelling'.
Hockley
J
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University of Edinburgh.
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