The advance prescribing of injectable medications is recommended for patients approaching the end of life at home in the UK and elsewhere. But prescriptions vary in frequency depending on which GP practice patients are registered with and what conditions they have, report researchers from the University of Cambridge. The medications, which usually include opioids, can […]
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, […]
A silent epidemic of grief: COVID-19 is leaving both the bereaved and bereavement care practitioners struggling to cope
Drastic changes in bereavement care have occurred during the COVID-19 pandemic, amid a flood of demand for help from bereaved people, according to new research from the University of Cambridge. The first major study of the pandemic-related changes in bereavement care has found that the switch to remote working has helped some services to reach […]
Unequal access to hospices: white, middle-class, middle-aged patients with cancer are over-represented in hospice populations
Persistent inequalities in hospice care provision have been revealed in a study of the demography of hospice populations carried out at the University of Cambridge. The figures, drawn from a systematic review of literature on the characteristics of hospice populations in the UK and other countries with similar healthcare models, show that certain groups have […]
University of Cambridge and St Luke’s Hospice (Harrow and Brent) create the first fully Hospice-funded PhD Fellowship to improve end-of-life care in care homes
St Luke’s Hospice (Harrow and Brent) and the Palliative & End of Life Care Group at the University of Cambridge have appointed Susannah Browne as St Luke’s Hospice PhD Fellow to research medical provision for care home residents at the end of life. Growing numbers of adults are living in care homes, often until the […]
New study shows how dying without an “end-of-life” diagnosis makes it harder for frail older people to access good community care
People who die of old age may be less likely to receive good care at the end of their lives, according to a study from the University of Cambridge, funded by Marie Curie and published in the British Journal of General Practice. The research highlights the way an “end-of-life” diagnosis shapes care provision. It shows […]
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