Palliative care, since its inception over 60 years ago, has set the standard of how to care for people who are dying. Key features among these standards have been the professional development of ...
Correspondence to Dr Adam Todd, Division of Pharmacy, School of Medicine, Pharmacy and Health, Durham University, Room number: C138, Holliday Building, Queen's Campus, Stockton on Tees TS17 6BH, UK; ...
Chronic breathlessness is a disabling and distressing condition for which there is a growing evidence base for a range of interventions. Non-pharmacological interventions are the mainstay of ...
Objectives The need to empower Ambulance Service staff at the point of delivery of end of life care (EoLC) is crucial. We describe the delivery, outcomes and potential impact of the Serious Illness ...
Background Quality palliative care encompasses holistic bereavement and pre-bereavement support for everyone important to the dying patient (Ambitions for Palliative and End of Life Care, 2021). Based ...
Correspondence to Dr Linda Björkhem-Bergman, Department of Palliative Medicine and Advanced Medical Home Care, ASIH Stockholm Södra, Långbro park, Bergtallsvägen 12, 125 59 Älvsjö, Sweden; ...
3 Queen Mary University of London, Barts & the London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Centre of Primary Care and Public Health, Blizard Institute, London, UK Objective Multimorbidity is increasingly ...
Background A growing body of research indicates that physicians suffer high levels of stress, depression and burnout. Related literature has found that physician stress can negatively impact patient ...
Objectives To analyse healthcare utilisation and costs in the last year of life in England, and to study variation by cause of death, region of patient residence and socioeconomic status. Methods This ...
Correspondence to Dr Kirsty Boyd, Palliative Care Service, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, 51 Little France Crescent, Edinburgh EH16 4SA, UK; kirsty.boyd{at}ed.ac.uk Objective To refine and evaluate a ...
Correspondence to Dr Margred Capel, George Thomas Hospice Care, Ty George Thomas, Whitchurch hospital Grounds, Park Road, Whitchurch, Cardiff CF14 7BQ, UK; Margred.capel{at}gthc.org.uk Objectives The ...
Background Ketamine is a potential adjuvant analgesic in palliative care patients with refractory pain. Regional guidance from 2012 recommends a ‘burst’ regimen with rapidly escalating doses over 5 ...
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