Correspondence to Dr Honey Thomas, Department of Cardiology, Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, North Shields, Tyne and Wear NE27 0QJ, UK; Honey.Thomas{at}northumbria-healthcare.nhs.uk ...
Stable longitudinal symptom intensity in cancer patients during end-of-life palliative care at home: prospective cohort study ...
Background To ensure patients and families receive appropriate end-of-life care pathways and guidelines aim to inform clinical decision making. Ensuring appropriate outcomes through the use of these ...
Palliative and end-of-life care research funding: an analysis of current UK health research spending
Objectives Despite increasing demand for palliative and end-of-life care, the funding for research in this area has ...
Introduction Advance Care Planning (ACP) is an ongoing process that enables individuals to express, discuss and document their personal values, preferences of care in case of future incapacitation or ...
Background Emergency departments (E.D.) are described as suboptimal places to die due to their busy and often crowded nature, lack of time, space or privacy and focus on rapid assessment and recovery ...
Background Strathcarron Hospice has supported an Asset Based Community Development approach since 2020. Compassionate Community Builders (CCBs) discover what is strong in communities and what people ...
Objective Terminal haemorrhage is a rare and distressing emergency in palliative oncology. We present an algorithm for the management of terminal haemorrhage in patients likely to receive end-of-life ...
Background End-stage kidney disease (ESKD) significantly impacts global public health, driven by an ageing population and increased chronic diseases. Over half of patients with ESKD are now over 65 ...
Background Mortality meetings play an integral part in reflective practice and improving patient care whilst also identifying learning needs and improving clinical practice (Flinn, Vanan, McGuigan.
Background Controlled drugs (CDs) such as opioids and midazolam are commonly used in end-of-life care symptom management for care home residents. Aim To review the published evidence concerning the ...
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