Research objective: To determine the opinion of the emergency medical personnel on patients receiving palliative care and whether this opinion affects the quality of the provided health care in the outpatient emergency medical service. Draft study: Cross-sectional study Respondents and Methods: The research was conducted in February, 2018, among the staff of the Institute of Emergency Medicine of the Varazdin County for which the Ethics Committee granted approval. The survey included 53 respondents. A questionnaire of 25 questions included data on the demographic characteristics of the respondents, their qualifications, work experience, then data on whether or not they had a diseased person in their surroundings, and the claims to evaluate the respondent's opinion on patients receiving palliative care. Results: Respondents are indecisive (have restrained opinions) when it comes to giving opinion about patients receiving palliative care and about the care itself. 56.6% of respondents agree to possess sufficient medical knowledge, and 62.3% of respondents disagree with having enough communication skills. The level of education (p = 0.66) and having a family member with malignant disease (p = 0.55) do not have significant influence on the positive opinion towards patients receiving palliative care. Respondents who do not have enough communication skills agree in most cases with the statements of estimation of opinion on patients receiving palliative care; this difference is statistically significant (p = 0.03). Conclusion: Palliative medicine has been developing for the last few decades, and studies have alluded to the problem of educated staff shortage. In Croatia, it is necessary to establish a quality education system for the training of high quality professionals in the domain of palliative care, with equal emphasis on both clinical knowledge and communication skills. This is an essential basis for adopting more positive attitudes towards patients receiving palliative care, and thus better palliative care.