title: Palliative care in the home. The GP/home hospice team.
abstract: The family doctor has always had a significant role in caring for terminally ill patients. Giving support to patients in their last few weeks or hours of life can be an emotionally demanding, clinically frustrating, time-consuming task. The advent of home palliative care services has given patients, families and doctors access to a home hospice team that can provide invaluable support.
authors.affiliation: Silver Chain Hospice Care Service, Osborne Park, Australia.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yuen
mesh_terms: D005194:Family Practice; D006699:Home Care Services; D017051:Hospice Care / Q000379:methods* / Q000458:organization & administration; D006801:Humans; D010166:Palliative Care / Q000379:methods*; D010348:Patient Care Team; D013727:Terminal Care; D014904:Western Australia