Introduction Primary care has a central role in palliative and end of life care: 45.6% of deaths in England and Wales occur under the care of primary care teams at home or in care homes. The Community ...
Objectives To examine whether use of a hand-held fan (‘fan’) improves breathlessness and increases physical activity. Methods A secondary exploratory analysis using pooled data from the fan arms of ...
Correspondence to Dr Kenro Hirata, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Keio University School of Medicine, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan; kenro916{at}gmail.com ...
Background St Christopher’s Hospice provided a community palliative care service to 7,500 patients in 2022–2023 (St Christopher’s. Quality account: 2022–2023). During which time a local Clinical ...
Background Limited local and national evidence demonstrates the quality of information in discharge letters for patients with palliative care needs is poor. 1,2 We aimed to evaluate discharge letters ...
Background Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, an estimated 10–20% of the UK population died in the intensive care unit (ICU). 1 Approximately 70% of these deaths occur after decisions to withhold or ...
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