Decision-making in palliative and continuing care in the community: an analysis of the published literature with reference to the context of UK care provision.
Palliative and continuing care in the United Kingdom (UK) is provided by a range of health and social care professionals who work within a variety of statutory and non-statutory organisations. This selective review of the literature focuses upon palliative and continuing care decision-making undertaken by district nurses and social workers as an exemplar of interprofessional decision-making. The decision-making process is complex and heavily influenced by the organisations employing district nurses and social workers. A model of strategic decision-making is identified which facilitates the exploration of events within the context of practice, thus providing a greater understanding of the process and outcomes to inform the professional development of practitioners.
Florence Nightingale School of Nursing & Midwifery, King's College, James Clerk Maxwell Building, 57 Waterloo Road, London SE1 8WA, UK. julie.bliss@kcl.ac.uk
Julie
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Alison
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D003266:Continuity of Patient Care / Q000458:organization & administration; D003659:Decision Making, Organizational; D003661:Decision Support Techniques; D006801:Humans; D007600:Judgment; D008134:Long-Term Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D008960:Models, Psychological; D024802:Nurse's Role; D010043:Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care; D010166:Palliative Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D011637:Public Health Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D012947:Social Work / Q000458:organization & administration*; D013222:State Medicine / Q000458:organization & administration; D006113:United Kingdom