The Pharmaceutical Journal
Vol 276 No 7393 p353-354
25 March 2006

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The Gold Standards Framework for palliative care in the community

It is important for pharmacists to consider their involvement in the provision of terminal care because the ready availability of medicines to treat terminal symptoms in the community will improve quality of life. In this article, Clare Amass describes the Gold Standards Framework, a model of best practice in palliative care that has been adopted by almost a third of GP practices in the UK

Related websites
Palliative care links
Gold Standards Framework (England)

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