Edinburgh Napier University

  The provision of palliative care has become more common in general clinical areas in addition to specialist areas such as hospices. The demand for it has increased in line with an aging population and to encompass the care of patients with nonmalignant as well as malignant conditions. Such changes in clinical practice require practitioners to develop their knowledge and skills to meet the needs of this changing clinical picture. This presents challenges to educationalists when developing approaches to the delivery of palliative care education.