Developing a nurse led hospice outpatient clinic to improve palliative care services.
A team of palliative care clinical nurse specialists at the Phyllis Tuckwell Hospice in Farnham, Surrey, set up a hospice based outpatient clinic to improve services for patients with cancer. This article examines how the team used clinical audit, a staff questionnaire and patient feedback to evaluate the service and make recommendations for the future development of the clinic.
Lawton
Catherine
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Phyllis Tuckwell Hospice, Surrey.
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