The gap between where the rich and poor die widened during the pandemic, new research has found. The study compares home deaths in the UK in 2020 to 2019. It was published in Palliative Medicine by researchers at King’s, Hull York Medical School at the University of Hull and Professor Stephen Barclay at the University […]
Making a difference to palliative care: Dr Ben Bowers wins European Research Award
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 […]
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 […]
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