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Patients can have complex needs and may receive from different health professionals and services. GPs will often co-ordinate care arrangements.
Many patients with advanced life-limiting illnesses have complex care arrangements involving multiple providers. There are associated risks to the patient:
The GP has an essential role in relation to specialist palliative care services. However their contribution may be limited by being part-time, or by other practice-related factors. Clarification of the care processes for each patient is therefore critical, including who has responsibility for:
For palliative care patients, there are some situations involving handovers of care where they may be at particular risk of receiving inappropriate treatment, and planning ahead for these is good practice:
Strategies to share documentation can improve the quality and safety of care, and reduce unwanted and unnecessary interventions which may result from poor communication:
Download palliAGED's case conference forms
Visit CareSearch's Multidisciplinary team webpage
View NSW Ambulance's Authorised care plans
Last updated 24 August 2021