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 […]
Dr Ben Bowers collects Outstanding Service Award from Queen’s Nursing Institute
Dr Ben Bowers received the Queen’s Nursing Institute Award for Outstanding Service today, in recognition of his person-centred approach and leadership in advancing care for patients and families at home. His award for Outstanding Service recognises that Ben’s clinical practice, leadership and research have already had an enduring impact on improving person-centred care. Ben is […]
End of life care research opportunity for community nurses
Dr Ben Bowers, Prof. Alison Leary, Prof. Stephen Barclay and colleagues at the University of Cambridge and University of Nottingham are researching community nurses’ experiences of providing end-of-life care since the start of the pandemic. The research is funded by the General Nursing Council Trust. Ben would like to invite two registered nurses, currently working in district […]
Innovation and research in anticipatory prescribing: Study Day report
Anticipatory Prescribing in community End of Life Care by Dr Ben Bowers Recent innovations and research in end-of-life anticipatory prescribing practice were discussed at a national Study Day hosted by PELiCam on 21 September 2022. The national Cross-Applied Health Research Collaboration (ARC) event brought healthcare professionals and researchers together to share and discuss recent research […]
Wellcome award for Dr Ben Bowers
Congratulations to Dr Ben Bowers, who has been awarded a Wellcome Post-Doctoral Fellowship to research pressing and sensitive issues in last days of life symptom control. Ben’s interdisciplinary project seeks to understand the human and system factors involved in the safe, effective and timely use of injectable end-of-life symptom control medications for adults dying at […]
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 […]