Background Bereavement support models have been challenged during recent years, with less opportunity for individual face-to-face support. Walk and talk groups are inclusive and combine the benefits ...

Background Since 2015 LOROS has been using the Integrated Palliative Outcome Score (IPOS) in our clinical services. We present how we use IPOS data in our MDT meetings and feed back to clinical ...

Correspondence to Dr Farzana Virani, Palliative Medicine, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Oxford OX3 7JX, UK; farzana.virani{at}nhs.net There remains uncertainty regarding the ...

Correspondence to Dylan G Harris, Palliative Care Department, Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board, Merthyr Tydfil, CF47 9DT, UK; dgharris{at}doctors.org.uk Background Educational board games ...

The ‘rapid discharge pathway’ (RDICP) was developed by the Palliative Care Team at the Royal and Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS Trust (RLBUHT) in response to an identified clinical need to enable ...

Background The Outcome Assessment and Complexity Collaborative (OACC) is a suite of measures designed to assess patient related clinical outcomes. It now guides service development of virtually all ...

Correspondence to Dr Livia Costa de Oliveira, Palliative Care Unit, National Cancer Institute, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil; lillycostaoliveira{at}gmail.com Objective To evaluate current evidence of the ...

Background Vulnerable populations are highlighted across Australian national palliative care (PC) and end-of-life care (EOLC) documents to increase care equity and inclusivity; however, there are ...

Background/context Calanzani et al. (2013) highlighted the changing nature of cancer and the impact that this will have on the NHS and hospice services. Cancer incidence and mortality are set to rise, ...