1. The need for palliative care teams -- 2. Setting out to meet the need -- 3. Selecting team members -- 4. Achieving change without power -- 5. The ethical basis for making decisions -- 6. Team dynamics -- 7. Supporting the professional carers -- 8. The pain clinic and palliative oncology -- App. 2. Sample palliative care team patient information form -- App. 3. Sample guideline on the use of analgesics for the patient with advanced cancer