Palliative care made visible: Developing a rural model for the Western Cape Province, South Africa

Palliative care made visible: Developing a rural model for the Western Cape Province, South Africa

Introduction: Caring for people with life-threatening illnesses is a key part of working in health care. While South Africa launched the National Policy Framework and Strategy for Palliative Care 2017–2022, integrating palliative care into existing public health care is in its infancy. Most patients...

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Main Authors: Victoria O'Brien, Louis S. Jenkins, Margie Munnings, Hilary Grey, Zilla North, Helise Schumann, Elmari De Klerk-Green
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: AOSIS 2019-10-01
Series:African Journal of Primary Health Care & Family Medicine
Subjects:
family medicine
rural health
palliative care
integrated care
multi-professional
Online Access:https://phcfm.org/index.php/phcfm/article/view/2147

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