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A core consideration in the care of Indigenous patients at the end of life is their place of death. Dying in community can be of paramount importance to Indigenous people. This paper reports the experiences of the Top End Palliative Care Service with respect to the barriers and solutions in the return of Indigenous patients to community for end-of-life care. These barriers include not only those associated with the significant distances and remoteness in the Northern Territory but, also, spiritual and cultural factors, which often influence healthcare delivery. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article presents a case study of a famous and well-paid sports star in need of surgery on an injured ankle. Topics discussed include a quasi-randomization technique was employed, patients fared better when they were managed by a cardiologist who had specialized in the particular condition for which they were admitted, and cardiac units should have a distribution of such subspecialists and that to achieve the best possible outcomes for patients on a 24 hours-a-day basis.