title: Specialist palliative care for patients with non-cancer diagnosis.
abstract: All patients with palliative care needs should receive an equitable service, and there is evidence to suggest that patients with life-limiting illnesses other than cancer would benefit from specialist palliative care services. The author discusses how this might be achieved and the barriers that exist to prevent it happening.
authors.affiliation: Tameside General Hospital, Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire.
authors.forename: Kath
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Fisher
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D009732:Nursing Care; D010166:Palliative Care