‘You’re a human being and not a robot that goes out to work’: A qualitative study exploring factors impacting on wellbeing and intention to leave among lone working healthcare assistants providing palliative and end-of-life care in the community
Palliative Medicine: The Research Journal of the EAPC - A Multiprofessional Journal
Published online on March 18, 2026
Abstract
Palliative Medicine, Ahead of Print.
Background:Healthcare assistants (paid nursing support workers without professional qualifications) provide care for terminally ill patients but remain understudied in palliative care research. Working alone in patients’ homes presents a distinct set of ...
Background:Healthcare assistants (paid nursing support workers without professional qualifications) provide care for terminally ill patients but remain understudied in palliative care research. Working alone in patients’ homes presents a distinct set of ...