Hospice referral for children with cancer is usually made late in the course of their disease and might improve if hospice admits patients who are actively receiving chemotherapy.

Parental satisfaction with their child's care during end of life indicates need for improvement in pain management, communication, and parental involvement in decision making. While education cannot guarantee desired changes in attitudes or behaviors, it may provide the essential foundation of knowledge, skills, and ethical understanding needed by professional providers.

The national programme, with a combination of various methods for quality improvement, appeared to be effective in improving the organization of cervical screening in general practice. Computerization and, to a lesser extent, delegation of many clinical tasks to the practice assistant and more intensive support to practices, positively influenced the effectiveness of the national programme.

An increase in requests for volunteer services compounded by waning numbers of volunteers is a challenge to nonprofit organizations that are faced with the daunting task of recruiting and maintaining a large volunteer pool. This study explores alternate volunteer sources and suggests methods to be taken into account when recruiting male volunteers in various settings.