Hockley J
Western General Hospital, Edinburgh, UK.
Support Care Cancer. 1996 Mar;4(2):77-81. doi: 10.1007/BF01845756.
The evolution of palliative medicine as a specialty in the UK has meant that specialist services for palliative care are now being integrated into the acute hospital setting. The developing multidisciplinary team at the Western General Hospital is the first in Scotland and is based in the Regional Cancer Unit but has a hospital-wide remit. Advice is given on complex aspects of advancing disease to patients (and their families) suffering from cancer as well as on non-malignant disease. Evaluation of these teams and their effectiveness is discussed.
在英国，姑息医学作为一门专科的发展意味着，姑息治疗的专科服务如今正在融入急性医院环境。西部总医院不断发展的多学科团队是苏格兰首个此类团队，它设在区域癌症科，但服务范围涵盖整个医院。该团队就癌症患者（及其家属）以及非恶性疾病患者病情进展的复杂方面提供建议。文中还讨论了对这些团队及其成效的评估。
