Primary Palliative Care Research Group, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK Correspondence to Iain Harris, Primary Palliative Care Research Group, University of ...
Introduction Telephone follow-up has been shown to be a valuable tool in the post-bereavement period. 1 Within our hospice we routinely follow-up next of kin (NOK) at 12 weeks, however we were keen to ...
Background The fluctuating clinical course of heart failure results in high symptom burden and increasing frequency of hospital admissions as a patient approaches end-of-life, a time when care at home ...
78 A quality improvement project to improve the referral triage process for a hospice inpatient unit
Background Historically, our hospice has had no formal referral triage system. Referrals were discussed verbally, but there was no consistency in the documentation or clarity of how accepted referrals ...
Introduction An aging population with complex health conditions is leading to an increase in referrals to palliative care services. Following the launch of the Integrated services (2019), patients ...
Frailty is a leading cause of death in older people and yet it is often not considered at end of life. This can lead to inappropriate interventions and sub-optimal treatment of palliative care ...
Background Hypercalcaemia is the most common metabolic disorder in people with cancer, most common in lung cancer, breast cancer and multiple myeloma. In NHS Lanarkshire it is defined as an adjusted ...
Background Palliative care aims to recognise and optimise physical, psychological, social and spiritual needs of persons with advancing, life-threatening illnesses. However there is a paucity of ...
Background Heart failure is a progressive and life limiting illness affecting almost 1 million people in the UK. It is associated with distressing symptoms and an unpredictable trajectory, leading to ...
Background The UK faces an on-going shortage of donor corneas to meet needs - to such an extent that NHSBT recently removed the upper age limit on potential donors. Hospice and palliative care teams ...
Background Evidence for the efficacy of ketamine for treating palliative inpatients experiencing complex pain is sparse and inconclusive. 1–4 It is well recognised that complex pain has multiple ...
Background The Royal College of Emergency Medicine (RCEM) recognises that delivering high quality end of life care within the emergency department is invaluable but challenged by nuances of the ...
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