Abstract For most of the twentieth century, welfare state was predominantly understood as a national project. In recent years, however, it has been recognized that other political levels — both sub- and supranational have profound impact on design delivery social- labour market policies programmes. This article looks more closely at sub-national level. this domain, bodies, such municipalities r...

The need to improve access palliative care across many settings of for patients with cancer and non-cancer illnesses is recognised. This requires primary-level capacity, but healthcare professionals lack core competencies in this area. Pallium Canada, a non-profit organisation, has been building at national level since 2000, largely through its Learning Essential Approaches Palliative Care (LEA...