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, ...

Objectives Our objective was to analyse the policies of hospitals and care homes in England as regards the use of do not attempt cardiopulmonary resuscitation (DNACPR) recommendations. We sought to ...

Objectives For many people with advanced kidney disease, their physical, psychological and emotional needs remain unmet. Kidney supportive care, fully integrating specialist kidney and palliative care ...

Most people die when they are old, but predicting exactly when this will occur is unavoidably uncertain. The health of older people is challenged by multimorbidity, disability and frailty. Frailty is ...

Correspondence to Professor Irene J Higginson, King's College London, Cicely Saunders Institute, Department of Palliative Care, Policy and Rehabilitation, Bessemer Road, Denmark Hill, London SE5 9PJ, ...

Introduction The regular assessment of hydration status and provision of mouth care are vital parts of care in the last days of life. We present the results of a survey assessing the knowledge and ...

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Background Current models for breaking bad news are inadequate in meeting the needs of people with learning disabilities (LD). People with LD are often not told of a life-limiting diagnosis. The task ...

Introduction Routine assessment of patient-reported outcomes (PROs) in oncology has shown to improve the quality of the delivered care and to prolong survival. However, for successful implementation ...

Background Ethnically diverse groups are underrepresented in undergraduate medical education in the UK. Students prefer more inclusive patient representation during teaching. In alignment with our ...

Background Hospital discharge letters for End of Life Care patients are often poor. The lack of communication from the hospital to community teams regarding essential issues which is needed for ...

Background Death is now an event of older age, and living with multiple long-term conditions – multimorbidity (MLTC-M) is now the norm in later life. People dying with MLTC-M report the same symptoms ...