GPs and nurses in primary care want to overcome barriers to discussion about end of life care with their heart failure patients, according to new research from Dr Markus Schichtel and team, but they need specific interventions to make this possible. The research explored the process of discussion, called advance care planning, or ACP, amongst […]
A randomised clinical trial finds a behavioural intervention feasible and potentially effective at supporting biochemically validated adherence to anti-hypertensive medications and at lowering blood pressure in primary care
In this blog, Dr Katerina Kassavou reports that more patients with high blood pressure took their medications as prescribed and experienced lower blood pressure after participating in a behavioural intervention in primary care called the Programme on Adherence to Medication, compared with patients who had normal care. In the UK around a third of adults […]
Primary care practitioners feel unprepared to manage bereaved patients experiencing complicated grief: findings from a realist review
Blog by Dr Caroline Pearce, research associate at the Palliative & End of Life Care Group, Primary Care Unit, University of Cambridge. Caroline discusses her recent research on complicated grief in primary care. Bereavement is a normal part of life, yet the death of a close family member or friend can have a significant impact […]
Research shows end of life care was not seen as an essential, frontline service in the pandemic
A new report published today shows how palliative and end of life care in the UK was compromised by shortages of PPE, essential medicines, and equipment, because these services were not seen as ‘frontline NHS’ in the pandemic. Better End of Life – a collaboration between Marie Curie, King’s College London Cicely Saunders Institute, Hull York Medical School, […]
Key issues in bereavement care and anticipatory prescribing
Two new research summaries from the Palliative & End of Life Care Group in Cambridge, on anticipatory prescribing and on bereavement care, pull together the group’s latest research on those themes. The summaries uncover key issues for practitioners and policymakers, including effects of the pandemic. Anticipatory prescribing for adults at end of life […]
COVID-19: Ethical framework for asymptomatic testing of staff in workplaces
Many organisations are using or considering asymptomatic COVID-19 testing programmes for staff in their workplaces. THIS Institute has launched a new ethical framework and checklist to support organisations to think through whether asymptomatic COVID-19 testing for staff is the right option and to support good organisational decision-making. The project brought together the findings of a consultation, […]
- 1
- 2
- 3
- …
- 30
- Next Page »