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Landing pagePredicting patient deaths improves access to palliative care and outcomes for patients in primary care, but due to time constraints in general practice, clinical judgement of the practitioner remains the core method of identifying EOL care needs, rather than the use of a validated prognostic tool.  To overcome this limitation, four Recipes have been developed to assist general practitioners identify patients who may benefit from a palliative care approach. These Recipes create patient lists, which the GP then reviews. This review can be supported by the use of prognostic tools such as The Surprise Question, SPICT4 and screening tools such as RADPAC.