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 ...
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 ...
Background Early identification of suicidal ideation would allow more opportunities for intervention and may ultimately reduce risk of suicide. Knowing when patients are likely to voice suicidal ...
The glossopharyngeal nerve is a cause of reflex bradycardia and syncope in patients with head and neck cancer. These clinical syndromes are rare but can be debilitating with variation in clinical ...
4 Centre for Population Health Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK Correspondence to Professor Scott A Murray, Primary Palliative Care Research Group, Centre for Population Health ...
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 ...
1 School of Nursing and Midwifery, The University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK 2 School of Nursing, The University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand Correspondence to Dr Clare Gardiner, School of ...
Correspondence to Dr Kathy Eagar, Australian Health Services Research Institute, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW 2522, Australia; keagar{at}uow.edu.au Objectives To explore differences in ...
Objective The primary objective of the study was to determine the relative importance of place of death to patients with advanced cancer being treated at a cancer centre in England. Methods ...
Objective Various providers have piloted palliative virtual wards in the past 4 years. This survey provides the first aggregated data from across the UK. Method A cross-sectional online survey ...
Objectives Little is known about the cost of a palliative care approach in the UK, and there is an absence of robust activity and unit cost data. The aim of this study was to review evidence on the ...