Systematic review of barriers and enablers to the delivery of palliative care by primary care practitioners.

Background: There is increasing demand for primary care practitioners to play a key role in palliative care delivery. Given this, it is important to understand their perceptions of the barriers and enablers to optimal palliative care, and how commonly these are experienced.

Aim: To explore the type and prevalence of barriers and enablers to palliative care provision reported by primary care practitioners.