Table 3.

Comparison of training needs and initiatives to improve end of life care for patients with cirrhosis by specialty

	Liver professionals		General practice		Specialist palliative care
	N	Per cent	N	Per cent	N	Per cent
Comparison of training needs of liver and general practice professionals
Symptom control	101	66	31	91
End of life issues	101	66	18	53
Ethical decision making	55	36	9	27
Bereavement counselling	52	34	7	21
Social/family	45	29	8	24
Communicating difficult news	40	26	8	24
Other	4	3	2	6
Total	154		34
Initiatives that would improve end of life care for patients with cirrhosis by specialty
Improved liaison between secondary and primary care	69	39			90	37
Improved provision of specialist palliative care	86	48			64	26
More education opportunities in specialist liver units	21	12			71	29
Other	3	2			20	8
Total	179				245