Extending palliative care for underserved populations: Time to act (Editorial)

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Phillips, J
Bloomer, M
Mills, J
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2019
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Palliative care may have its genesis in cancer, but over the past two decades it has been expanded to include people living with other chronic life-limiting illnesses. As a result there is now growing international acceptance that access to palliative care is a basic human right (Gwyther, Brennan, & Harding, 2009). However, making this a reality requires that access to palliative care services is assured for a number of underserved or marginalised populations. Other examples include First Nations people (i.e. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people), people who identify as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and/or Intersex; people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds; homeless persons, prisoners, refugees and people with a disability (Australian Government, 2018), as well as people living in rural and remote areas is an ongoing concern.

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Collegian

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26

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6

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Palliative care

Nursing

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Phillips, J; Bloomer, M; Mills, J, Extending palliative care for underserved populations: Time to act (Editorial), Collegian, 2019, 26 (6), pp. 607-608

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