Correspondence to Dr Jason W Boland, Hull York Medical School, University of Hull, Hull HU6 7RX, UK; Jason.Boland{at}hyms.ac.uk Objectives There is increased interest in cannabinoids for cancer pain ...

Several of the palliative medications given subcutaneously are alkaline, including dexamethasone, esomeprazole, parecoxib, sodium valproate and tranexamic acid (alkaline, despite its name). Because pH ...

Objectives Assisted dying has been legally available in Oregon in the USA for 25 years, since when official reports have been published each year detailing the number of people who have used this ...

Introduction The National Audit of Care at the End of Life reports the quality of care provided to people dying in hospital. This paper reports the bereavement (quality) survey data about the families ...

The multidisciplinary care of people with motor neuron disease (MND), also known as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), is now widely established and recommended in several guidelines.1 2 However, ...

Introduction The decision to withdraw mechanical ventilatory support at the request of a patient with motor neurone disease (MND) is complex and unique. The Association for Palliative Medicine of ...

Background Standard practice at our hospice did not encourage routine weighing of patients on admission, which potentially limited ability to meet best practice standards for medicine management and ...

Background Research has found that caring affects carers physically, mentally, and emotionally (Davidson & Gentry, 2013; Carers UK, 2020), with many carers reporting getting no breaks at all (Carers ...

Improving end-of-life care is a strategic priority for commissioners and has been for some years. The mean number of hospital admissions in the last 12 months of life averaged in England is 2.28 ...