Sonja Mcilfatrick and Carol Curran describe an investigation and evaluation of district nurses' perceptions of their role in palliative care in the community.

Sonja Mcilfatrick MSc, BSc(Hons), RGN, Dip DN, Ad. Dip Prof Dev, PG Dip, Advanced Nursing. Lectureship in Cancer Nursing, University of Ulster at Jordanstown.
Carol Curran MSc, BSc(Hons), RGN, Dip N(Lond), NDN Cert. Adv Dip. Nurse Educ. RNT.

Article accepted for publication June 2000.