Palliative home carers are sloppy with medication
Narcotics for palliative care are in principle parked in a “suitcase” at the pharmacy with guard duty. In this way, every terminal patient who has an acute need [...]
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Deadly ill patients often late for palliative care
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THE FWSP COMMITTEE FOR MOBILE PALLIATIVE CARE TEAMS WITHIN THE HOSPITAL PUBLISHES IN THE JOURNAL PALLIATIVE MEDICINE.
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