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 ...
Background The integration of palliative care for individuals with psychiatric disorders is critically important yet remains under-researched, highlighting substantial gaps in healthcare systems and ...
4 Centre for Population Health Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK Correspondence to Professor Scott A Murray, Primary Palliative Care Research Group, Centre for Population Health ...
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 ...
Background Percutaneous Cervical Cordotomy (PCC) is a procedure offered by specialist centres in the UK for management of unilateral, refractory, cancer pain. The Beatson West of Scotland Cancer ...
Phenobarbital sedation via subcutaneous infusion in a palliative medicine unit: retrospective review
Correspondence to Dr Benjamin Thomas, Palliative Medicine, Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health District, Wollongong, NSW 2505, Australia; benjamin.thomas{at}health.nsw.gov.au Phenobarbital is a ...
Objectives Hospital admission (HA) in cancer history is a common, repeated and frequently unplanned event. The emergency departments (EDs) and the oncological outpatient service (OOS) are the ordinary ...
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; ...
Objectives Our work aims to critically review the use of anticipatory medicines in our inner-city hospice community population and whether our current practices are fit for purpose. Methods ...
Background Understanding patient perceptions of their spiritual needs when approaching the end of life is essential to support the delivery of patient-centred care. Aim To conduct a qualitative ...
Introduction Refractory haematuria can be a challenging symptom to treat in advanced bladder cancer which has progressed through conventional lines of treatment. Conjugated oestrogen has previously ...
Background Schwartz Rounds (SR) are structured group reflective forums which provide an opportunity for staff across all disciplines to share and reflect on emotional aspects of their work, supporting ...
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