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 […]
Community nurse volunteers needed to take part in a research study of GP Care of Care Home Residents at End of Life
Community nurses, district nurses, care home nurses working in London Boroughs of Harrow and Brent are invited to take part The Palliative and End of Life Care Group in the Primary Care Unit at the University of Cambridge and St Luke’s Hospice Harrow, London is running a research project to examine general practitioner care of care […]
Family caregivers need support to administer end of life medications for patients dying at home during the COVID-19 pandemic
Doctors, nurses, and family caregivers worldwide are facing tough decisions concerning the supply and administration of medications to manage symptoms when patients are dying from COVID-19 or other conditions at home and in care homes. In many countries around the world, family caregivers are increasingly being asked to administer medications to relieve distressing symptoms for […]