TY - JOUR T1 - Providing palliative care in primary care: how satisfied are GPs and district nurses with current out-of-hours arrangements? JF - British Journal of General Practice JO - Br J Gen Pract SP - 477 LP - 478 VL - 50 IS - 455 AU - C Shipman AU - J Addington-Hall AU - S Barclay AU - J Briggs AU - I Cox AU - L Daniels AU - D Millar Y1 - 2000/06/01 UR - http://bjgp.org/content/50/455/477.abstract N2 - The complex needs of palliative care patients require an informed, expert, and swift response from out-of-hours general medical services, particularly if hospital admission is to be avoided. Few general practitioners (GPs) reported routinely handing over information on their palliative care patients, particularly to GP co-operatives. District nurses and inner-city GPs were least satisfied with aspects of out-of-hours care. Most responders wanted 24-hour availability of specialist palliative care. This indicates a need to develop and evaluate out-of-hours palliative care procedures and protocols, particularly for GP co-operatives, and to improve inter-agency collaboration. ER -