Developing primary palliative care

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Community palliative care services are not sufficiently funded

Pam Levack, consultant in palliative medicine (pamela.levack@tpct.scot.nhs.uk),
Helen Dryden, Macmillan clinical nurse specialist,
Fiona Paterson, clinical assistant

Ninewells Hospital Palliative Care Team, Dundee DD9 1SY

EDITOR—Murray et al say that community palliative care should be available to more patients, including those with non-malignant disease.1 We report the reality of achieving community care for patients discharged from a cancer centre.

Data from 2000 consecutive patients referred to a hospital palliative care team were collected prospectively. Outcome was categorised as discharge home (patient's or carer's); …