Abstract
Most literature on the delivery of good palliative care tends to value and encourage the idea of partnership working. The benefits/outcome of partnership working include enhanced quality of life for the patient and a less troublesome bereavement experience for those left behind. These noble ideas and outcomes must be supported and continued in all health-care settings. The community is where most people prefer to die, and with good partnership working, patients can have the dignified, unique death we all aim to achieve for them. Working in partnership in palliative care has a number of benefits: w w Care and support by different professionals while the patient remains in his/her own home w w Larger number of experts pooling their expertise to support the patient and obtain the best care possible w w Less stress for palliative care professionals as they learn to share the ‘labour of caring’ with others in the partnership team w w Better understanding of each other’s roles by different pro
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