Box 3.

Themes.

Identified issues

1) Inequity in the access to care

2) Stigma amongst healthcare staff and the challenges associated with diagnostic overshadowing

3) Lack of training opportunities and educational interventions among staff

Potential solutions

4) Assuring equality in the care given

5) A familiar place for end-of-life care

6) Adopting collaborative approaches including in shared training opportunities and communication

7) Facilitating patient capacity for decisions

Uncertainties

8) Questions around disclosure of prognosis