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Specialist paediatric palliative care services: what are the benefits?

Archives of Disease in Childhood, 2017
Background The number of children and young people (CYP) living with life-limiting and life-threatening conditions is rising. Paediatric palliative care is a relatively new aspect of healthcare, the delivery of which is variable, with a wide range of ...
S. Mitchell, A. Morris, K. Bennett, Laiba Sajid, J. Dale   +4 more
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A retrospective population based cohort study of access to specialist palliative care in the last year of life: who is still missing out a decade on?

BMC Palliative Care, 2016
BackgroundHistorically, specialist palliative care has been accessed by a greater proportion of people dying with cancer compared to people with other life-limiting conditions. More recently, a variety of measures to improve access to palliative care for
Lorna K. Rosenwax, K. Spilsbury, B. McNamara, J. Semmens   +3 more
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Weekend specialist intensity and admission mortality in acute hospital trusts in England: a cross-sectional study

The Lancet, 2016
Summary Background Increased mortality rates associated with weekend hospital admission (the so-called weekend effect) have been attributed to suboptimum staffing levels of specialist consultants.
Cassie Aldridge, J. Bion, A. Boyal, Yen-Fu Chen, M. Clancy, T. Evans, A. Girling, J. Lord, R. Mannion, P. Rees, Chris Roseveare, G. Rudge, Jianxia Sun, C. Tarrant, M. Temple, S. Watson, R. Lilford   +16 more
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What are the views of hospital-based generalist palliative care professionals on what facilitates or hinders collaboration with in-patient specialist palliative care teams? A systematically constructed narrative synthesis

Palliative Medicine, 2016
Background: Hospital-based specialist palliative care services are common, yet existing evidence of inpatient generalist providers’ perceptions of collaborating with hospital-based specialist palliative care teams has never been systematically assessed ...
Janice I. Firn, N. Preston, C. Walshe
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Integration of Early Specialist Palliative Care in Cancer Care and Patient Related Outcomes: A Critical Review of Evidence

Indian Journal of Palliative Care, 2016
Introduction: World Health Organization and American Society of Clinical Oncology recommend early integration of specialist palliative care in patients with cancer.
N. Salins, Raghavendra Ramanjulu, Lipika Patra, J. Deodhar, M. Muckaden   +4 more
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Musculoskeletal disorders in Norway: prevalence of chronicity and use of primary and specialist health care services

BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 2015
BackgroundUncertainty exists with regards to the extent of prevalence and health care use for musculoskeletal disorders in Norway. The aim of this study was to estimate the prevalence of chronic musculoskeletal disorders and to estimate the prevalence of
J. Kinge, A. Knudsen, V. Skirbekk, S. Vollset   +3 more
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Generalist–specialist trade-off during thermal acclimation

Royal Society Open Science, 2015
The shape of performance curves and their plasticity define how individuals and populations respond to environmental variability. In theory, maximum performance decreases with an increase in performance breadth.
F. Seebacher, Varlérie Ducret, A. Little, B. Adriaenssens   +3 more
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Comprehensive geriatric assessment – a guide for the non-specialist

International journal of clinical practice, 2014
Comprehensive geriatric assessment (CGA) is the most comprehensively researched model for healthcare delivery to frail older patients. It has been shown, through a series of high-quality research studies and subsequent meta-analyses, to deliver ...
T. Welsh, A. Gordon, J. Gladman
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Bid, ask and transaction prices in a specialist market with heterogeneously informed traders

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L. Glosten, Paul R. Milgrom
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Generalist plus specialist palliative care--creating a more sustainable model.

New England Journal of Medicine, 2013
T. Quill, A. Abernethy
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