International journal of palliative nursing
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Audit should be an integral part of any palliative care service. Terminal care is a continuum of palliative care. When looking for an objective measure for referrals to a new palliative care service within a specialist cancer hospital in Ireland, patient death was used as an end point. ⋯ Data from these audits were presented on several different occasions to both nursing and medical staff. This article describes these audits in detail and highlights some of the issues raised. Audit in palliative care is discussed.