clinicians and health workers will participate in chronic disease care, from prevention, through early intervention to active disease management. The National Palliative Care Strategy states that the scope of palliative care includes primary care providers in a variety of settings and should be available in both generalist and specialist care [19], whilst the NSW Palliative Care Strategic Framework states that:“palliative care has to be recognised as core business for health services” [20]. Whilst the provision of chronic disease care by a wide variety of health professionals is supported bya range of action plans, educational opportunities, funding and
infrastructure, there is no evidence that such processes have been developed for the provision of end of life care.Table 4 summarises national, state and territory poli-