address the concerns outlined above and that could easily be
implemented into routine practice. In this way, the provision of
palliative care can be monitored and we can continue to strive
to obtain the best standards of patient care.
Acknowledgements
We would like to thank the NHS Executive Clinical Audit Unit
for providing funding for this literature review, which forms
part of a larger project developing a new, core measure for use
with cancer patients receiving palliative care in a variety of
specialist and non-specialist settings. We would also like to
thank all the members of the project advisory group for their
advice and comments.
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