An interesting article, identifying in the literature the views of parents and their support needs in children's palliative care. The most commonly reported unmet needs were respite services, communication and interpersonal skills of professionals, co-ordination and organisation of services and emotional and psychological support. The authors note a number of limitations to the review, including the fact that over half the papers reviewed were conducted over 10 years ago so it is likely that many of these services may well have changed.
Constantinou, G. et al. 2019. Children's unmet palliative care needs: a scoping review of parents' perspective. BMJ: Supportive and Palliative Care, epub.
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