Introduction The population of minority ethnic groups in the UK is rapidly growing. A palliative care priority is therefore to ensure the availability of and access to care that meets the diverse ...

Access to palliative care services within patient-sharing networks for patients with breast, colorectal and non-small cell lung cancers ...

Introduction Duloxetine has previously been reported to be promising in the setting of chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN). The aim of this study was to conduct a comprehensive ...

Correspondence to Stefaan Six, Public Health, Vrije Universiteit Brussel - Brussels Health Campus, Brussel 1090, Belgium; stefaan.six{at}vub.be Palliative care is increasingly confronted with cultural ...

Background Children with life-limiting conditions often have complex needs, making it challenging for services to provide satisfactory care. Few studies consider whether services actually meet ...

Background Nurses play a unique and critical role in palliative care, and it is noteworthy that nurses often encounter ethical dilemmas in this field. Objective This review aims to conduct a ...

Objectives Mortality trends among people living in long-term care settings have been poorly understood. Linking data offers the potential to provide real-world, long-term national follow-up. Our aim ...

Background Increasing availability of, and access to, palliative and end of life care services (PEoLC) could be a means of reducing systemic pressures on hospital and ambulance services, as well as ...

Background Subcutaneous (SC) administration is the preferred parenteral opioid route in palliative care, while intravenous infusion may allow faster titration. Comparative evidence remains limited.

Objectives This study aimed to investigate the trajectory of symptom burden and quality of life in palliative cancer patients receiving home-based care in Sweden. The focus was on identifying key ...

Correspondence to Dr Kouji Izumi, Integrative Cancer Therapy and Urology, Kanazawa University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kanazawa, 920-8641, Japan; azuizu2003{at}yahoo.co.jp Objectives ...

Hospice Care for all, for now, forever. Hospice UK National Conference, 26 – 28 November 2024 ...