Background Falls guidelines were updated for the hospice in 2022 with risk assessment currently based on the Morse Falls Scale and NICE quality standards on falls. New Assessment frameworks were also ...
Correspondence to Dr Jason Boland, Senior lecturer and honorary consultant in palliative medicine, Hull York Medical School, Hertford Building, University of Hull, HU6 7RX, UK; jason.boland{at}hyms.ac ...
Objectives Patient-relevant measures of functional status are required in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and lung cancer in clinical practice and research. We explored the relationship ...
In January 2025, President Trump immediately paused US foreign development assistance, upending healthcare in many low- and ...
Crisis pack prescribing in terminal haemorrhage: a national survey of specialist palliative medicine physicians (4 March, 2025) ...
Background A key component of palliative care is support for family caregivers. Although some family caregivers identify positive aspects, the impact is typically burdensome; they are prone to ...
Background In Wales, the term advance care planning now falls under the wider umbrella term ‘Future Care Planning’, which also includes patients with diminished mental capacity and their significant ...
Background The Community Nurse Specialist (CNS) team are responsible for vetting and triaging for all community services - the bulk of total hospice referrals. Prior to this project the process for ...
Objectives Evaluations of new services for palliative care in non-cancer conditions are few. OPTCARE Neuro is a multicentre trial evaluating the effectiveness of short-term integrated palliative care ...
Background This study analysed the impact on palliative care outcomes of a new specialist palliative care service for patients severely affected by amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS/MND), multiple ...
Background Compton Care’s clinical strategy (2022–2025) identifies the need for responsive services to prevent crisis escalation, avoid hospital admissions and support hospital discharges. Our ...
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