Optimising the role and value of the interdisciplinary team: Providing person-centred end of life care

Effective interdisciplinary teamwork, with its emphasis on person-centred communication, is increasingly seen as a way of integrating and co-ordinating care. This guide aims to describe the benefits of this approach and offer practical suggestions for delivering it. At its heart is the principle that both the dying person and their carer(s) are central to the team, not just as recipients of care, but also as participants in it.