PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Florien van Heest
AU  - Ilora Finlay
AU  - Renée Otter
AU  - Betty Meyboom-de Jong
TI  - The New Millennium Palliative Care Project (2000–2003): the impact of specialised GP advisors
DP  - 2007 Jun 01
TA  - British Journal of General Practice
PG  - 494--496
VI  - 57
IP  - 539
4099  - http://bjgp.org/content/57/539/494.short
4100  - http://bjgp.org/content/57/539/494.full
SO  - Br J Gen Pract2007 Jun 01; 57
AB  - This study describes a novel type of support for GPs caring for patients dying at home: the establishment and evaluation of a telephone advisory service for GPs, run by GPs with a special interest in palliative care (GPwSIs) in the Netherlands 2000–2003. A growing number of GPs called for advice, 10% during out of hours. Prognosis of the patients was generally short (days to weeks in 70% of cases). Most advice sought by GPs concerned symptom management and on evaluation, 85% of the GPs followed the advice.