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Palliative care patients at the end of life will often spend the majority of their time at home. Many people if asked would say they would like to stay at home for as long as possible. Many would also like to die at home. When at home they will be cared for by a GP, community nurses and sometimes practice nurses. Family and friends will also often be involved. Specialist palliative care services may or may not be involved in their care during this time.

Resources

Palliative Care Australia resources:
- Position statement: Primary healthcare and end of life
- Power point presentation: Palliative Care & Primary Care: An overview of selected resources to support Primary Care Providers in Palliative Care
The Australian General Practice Network has extensive information, resources and training packages for Practice Nurses
AGPN also has a Rural Palliative Care Program Resource toolkit
The Australian Government Cancer Learning website has Primary Care resources
Advocates for improved recognition of the role of primary care in the delivery of palliative care: The International Primary Palliative Care Research Group
From the Caring Communities Program: Project Summaries Rural and Remote
From the WA Government: Aboriginal Primary Care Resource Kit
The Gold Standards Framework (GSF) in the UK is a systematic approach to optimising the care for patients nearing the end of life delivered by generalist providers. It has an information sheet for Community Nurses
The National Health Service in the UK has produced an End of life care strategy. July 2008.
The Australian Nurses Federation has Competency Standards for Nurses in general Practice (2005)
The Department of Health& Ageing Home and Community Care Program Overview