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We surveyed general practitioners in the Bath District Health Authority to determine their educational needs in palliative care and their preferred methods of learning, in order to develop an appropriate education program. The survey con-firmed our ideas as to the content of the program. There was support for our hypothesis that the majority would favor didactic approaches and would feel generally uncomfortable with experiential methods. The issue of professionals’ needs in stressful situations proved to be a surprisingly strong one.

This chapter outlines how health professionals may best prevent, recognise, assess, manage and support people with palliative diagnoses who are at risk of delirium, and their families, according to best-evidence and the circumstances, needs and wishes of the person. The chapter also presents evidence-practice gaps in delirium care in palliative contexts, and briefly outlines future directions for research and clinical practice development.