Background The use of ranitidine subcutaneously has been well established in palliative care for symptom control of vomiting, gastric secretions, gastric protection and gastrointestinal bleeding.

Correspondence to Dr Catherine Sweeney, School of Medicine, University College Cork, Brookfield Health Sciences Complex, College Road, Cork, Ireland; c.sweeney{at}ucc.ie Background The need for ...

Correspondence to Dr Jason W Boland,Senior Clinical Lecturer and Honorary Consultant in Palliative Medicine, Hull York Medical School, Hull, UK; Jason.Boland{at}hyms.ac.uk Older age and dementia are ...

Correspondence to Dr Camilla Zimmermann, Department of Supportive Care, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; camilla.zimmermann{at}uhn.ca Objective WHO ...

Objectives People with heart failure have palliative care needs yet services remain underused. The heart failure clinic is a potential setting for initial palliative care delivery though evidence for ...

2 INESC TEC - Institute of Systems and Computer Engineering, Technology and Science, Porto, Portugal Background Engaging in advance care planning can be emotionally challenging, but gamification and ...

1 Marie Curie Palliative Care Institute Liverpool (MCPCIL), University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK 2 Institute of Translational Medicine, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK Correspondence to Dr ...

Objectives Hospice care in the Netherlands is provided in three different types of hospice facilities: volunteer-driven hospices (VDH), stand-alone hospices (SAHs) and hospice unit nursing homes (HU).

Primary Palliative Care Research Group, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK Correspondence to Iain Harris, Primary Palliative Care Research Group, University of ...

Background Patients with motor neurone disease (MND) who are dependent on assisted ventilation may request that their ventilation is stopped if the benefits no longer outweigh the burdens. Many ...

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 ...