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, […]
Innovative health research hub for Bedford and Luton announced by the University of Cambridge and East London Foundation Trust
An innovative new partnership hub for health research is to be set up in Bedfordshire and Luton to help improve patient care in primary and community healthcare services. East London NHS Foundation Trust (ELFT) and the Department of Public Health and Primary Care at the University of Cambridge have forged a strategic partnership to help […]
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 […]
Uncertainty in serious illness: to the state of the science, and beyond
Dr Simon Noah Etkind is a member of the Cambridge Palliative and End of Life Care Research Group (PELiCam) at the University of Cambridge. His research addresses uncertainty in serious illness. In this blog he describes a rapid prioritisation approach at a workshop he organised, to develop and rank uncertainty research priorities. The workshop was […]
How the QNI Community Nursing Research Forum is building much-needed research capacity in nursing
The Community Nursing Research Forum has acquired 439 members in less than a year, and is helping to support clinical academic careers and research activity amongst community-based nurses. Only 8% of all NIHR award holders since 2013 were nurses; and community and primary care nurse-led research remains particularly scarce. Just 37 nurse-held NIHR personal awards […]
‘Just in Case’ medicines don’t always help people dying at home
New research reveals the complexities of making ‘Just in Case’ medications available for people nearing the end of life at home. Patients, informal carers and healthcare professionals interviewed for the research said their presence could cause distress as well as comfort. Some families reported difficulties persuading nurses to administer the medications to relieve suffering. The […]
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