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 ...
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 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 ...
Introduction Patients who use alcohol and/or drugs often have difficulty accessing appropriate support regarding palliative and end-of-life care issues. They are less likely to seek primary care ...
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 ...
Background and objectives Meaning in life (MIL) represent a key topic in palliative care. The aims of this study were to explore (1) the differences in perceived MIL and in the meaning-relevant life ...
Background General practitioners (GPs) and general practice nurses (GPNs) face increasing demands to provide end-of-life care (EoLC) as the population ages. To enhance primary palliative care (PC), ...
Introduction Fatigue and breathlessness are among the most distressing symptoms for palliative care patients and may be related to underlying anaemia. Red cell concentrate (RCC) transfusion is a ...
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