The World Health Organisation and the Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Association have defined “good palliative care”. All professions must be involved. There is the core team, the first step in the staircase, represented by the nurse and physician, who must be available in all care settings with 24-hour coverage. The core team should also be surrounded by other health care professionals, that is, nutritionists, social workers and the all-important home care workers, who provide all the hygiene care and help patients eat and get around. These are inter-professional teams.
That's what we call “good palliative care”.