Background Educating medical students to care for patients at the end-of-life is increasingly recognised as an essential component of training. Traditionally, medical student programmes are run by ...

Approaches using digital technologies to support advance care planning (ACP) and care coordination are being used in palliative and end of life care. While providing opportunities to facilitate ...

Design All deaths of patients (n=2176) known to the specialist palliative care service over a 5-year period were examined through service evaluation to compare the actual place of death with the ...

Introduction The rising global prevalence of cancer reveals significant regional disparities in palliative care adoption. While some countries have incorporated palliative care into their systems, ...

Background More than half of patients with a terminal diagnosis want to die at home. NICE recommend provision of injectable anticipatory medications as a way of managing symptoms and facilitating this ...

Aims Evaluate the outcomes of patients attending a day case paracentesis service provided in a hospice. Review opportunities available for patients to participate in advance care planning (ACP) ...