Abstract
Modern palliative care started with St Christopher’s Hospice in 1967 and was initially
regarded as ‘terminal care’. This served as a template for a developing model of multidisciplinary
clinical care, teaching and research. A decade later, several hospital Palliative
Care Teams were established and different terms were used to describe them. An evidence
base developed slowly and a medical subspeciality was established, known as Palliative
Medicine. Over the last two decades we have seen an expansion in non-hospice palliative
care. The terms used to describe this care have been variable and inconsistent.
Our challenges in progress involve establishing clear terminology and an evolving
improved evidence base, along with a realisation that there are large gaps in patient
care.
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Article info
Publication history
Published online: April 07, 2008
Accepted:
February 25,
2008
Received:
February 21,
2008
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© 2008 Elsevier Ltd. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
