Patients with ‘hidden heart failure’ miss out on care and treatment because health professionals often misunderstand their condition. New research from the Primary Care Unit explores the recollections of ‘hidden heart failure’ patients and their carers, focusing on their encounters with health professionals. Patients and carers described widespread misunderstanding in the health and care services […]
The experience of uncertainty in advanced multimorbidity
Similar uncertainties about illness, care, and the future are experienced by older people with multiple advanced chronic illnesses (multimorbidity) and by their carers and healthcare professionals, according to new research from the Primary Care Unit at the University of Cambridge. The research holds promise for supporting the holistic care of those with advanced multimorbidity. Uncertainty […]
Prestigious appointment for Dr Ben Bowers
Dr Ben Bowers, postdoctoral Research Associate with the Primary Care Unit, has been appointed by the Queen’s Nursing Institute as “Community Nursing Research Consultant”. This highly prestigious appointment is in acknowledgement of his major contribution to Community Nursing and to Palliative and End of Life Care research, including his founding of the QNI Community Nursing […]
New quality measures needed in end-of-life care
New quality measures are urgently needed for end-of-life and palliative care, to assess the care given to all patients in all settings, say researchers at the University of Cambridge’s Primary Care Unit. That’s because in the UK and elsewhere, end-of life care is provided in many different settings and by a wide range of health […]
Less deprived areas saw biggest increase in deaths at home during pandemic
Deaths at home increased the most in the least deprived areas during the COVID-19 pandemic, new research has found. The report, published on July 15 2022 from the Better End of Life research programme, provides the first evidence that the increase in deaths at home across the UK that occurred during the pandemic was accompanied […]
Telephone triage in primary care does not disadvantage patients with multimorbidity
New research on telephone triage in primary care finds that it does not disadvantage patients with multimorbidity in terms of access to care, compared with other patients in the same GP practice. The research is from Dr Katie Saunders and the Birmingham, RAND and Cambridge Rapid Evaluation Centre (BRACE). Patients who are living with more […]
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