The European Association for Palliative Care (EAPC) Early Researcher Award winner in 2023, Dr Ben Bowers, discusses his research, which aims to improve end-of-life care by developing the evidence base on anticipatory prescribing in the last days of life. Ben is a clinical-academic community nurse. He is a Wellcome Post-Doctoral Fellow at the Primary Care Unit, […]
Prescribing ‘just in case’ drugs for people who are dying at home remains based on limited evidence
The research evidence for the clinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of ‘anticipatory prescribing’ for people approaching the end of life at home or in care homes remains unclear, say researchers at the University of Cambridge, who have just studied the most recent research on the topic. In standard anticipatory prescribing, which is commonplace in the UK, […]
Reducing health inequalities in general practice: what does good look like?
Research published today in Lancet Public Health provides five key principles to help GPs offer equitable care GPs and primary care services are at the forefront of work to tackle health inequalities in the UK but, despite thousands of studies of different interventions, the evidence about what works remains inconclusive. In part, this is because […]
New approaches needed to help ease symptoms amongst people in the last days of life
Patients in the last days of life at home or in care homes sometimes need fast access to medications to ease their symptoms but new approaches are needed to ensure this happens, say Dr Ben Bowers and colleagues in the BMJ today. For patients dying in the community, rapid and tailored access to last-days-of-life medications […]
Simple adjustments to follow-up care could help relieve anxiety for kidney cancer patients
Small changes to follow-up care could produce big benefits for people who have had surgery for kidney cancer, according to the first in-depth study of patient experience after surgery for kidney cancer. The research explored the experiences and perspectives of people who had had surgery for kidney cancer in two online focus groups, providing a […]
PCU profile: Dr Tessa Morgan is a social scientist aiming to make the mental health system more caring
Dr Tessa Morgan is researching young people’s experiences of the mental health system at the Primary Care Unit. She completed her PhD in older couples’ experiences of end-of-life care with the Primary Care Unit in 2021. After returning to New Zealand during the COVID-19 period, she rejoined the Unit last year as NIHR Post-Doctoral Research […]
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