Perspectives on volunteer-professional collaboration in palliative care: a qualitative study among volunteers, patients, family carers and healthcare professionals

Governments intend to meet resource constraints in professional palliative care by stimulating informal care, including volunteerism. However, little is known about current volunteer-professional collaboration. Such insights are relevant for future policy development regarding volunteer efficiency, quality of care and the capacity of volunteer care to support healthcare services and professionals.
Source: Journal of Pain and Symptom Management - Category: Palliative Care Authors: Source Type: research