Providing a palliative care service : towards an evidence base

Aims and objectives ; Conduct of the review ; The problems of conducting research in palliative care ; Patterns of use for services ; The need for palliative care ; Models of palliative care ; Costs and benefits ; Contemporary models for palliative care nursing ; Patient and carer satisfaction ; The impact on quality of life ; The wider implications ; Palliative Care in Hospital ; Care for patients with cancer or other conditions ; Implications of the fi ndings for health services ; Bibliography