Introduction Despite known benefits of advance/anticipatory care planning (ACP), uptake remains low across the UK and internationally. Aims We integrated data from three complementary sources to ...

Background The use of ranitidine subcutaneously has been well established in palliative care for symptom control of vomiting, gastric secretions, gastric protection and gastrointestinal bleeding.

Correspondence to Josie Dixon, Personal Social Services Research Unit (PSSRU), London School of Economics and Political Science, Houghton Street, London WC2A 2AE, UK; j.e.dixon{at}lse.ac.uk Objectives ...

Correspondence to Dr Catherine Sweeney, School of Medicine, University College Cork, Brookfield Health Sciences Complex, College Road, Cork, Ireland; c.sweeney{at}ucc.ie Background The need for ...

Background Patients with motor neurone disease (MND) who are dependent on assisted ventilation may request that their ventilation is stopped if the benefits no longer outweigh the burdens. Many ...

This case report describes the withdrawal of life sustaining treatment for a patient with metastatic insulinoma. Whilst withdrawal of non-invasive ventilation, dialysis or other life sustaining ...

Background and Objectives Patients at the end of life often experience psychological and/or spiritual distress. This study explored the involvement of psychosocial and spiritual care teams in the care ...

Primary Palliative Care Research Group, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK Correspondence to Iain Harris, Primary Palliative Care Research Group, University of ...

Background The fluctuating clinical course of heart failure results in high symptom burden and increasing frequency of hospital admissions as a patient approaches end-of-life, a time when care at home ...

Background Historically, our hospice has had no formal referral triage system. Referrals were discussed verbally, but there was no consistency in the documentation or clarity of how accepted referrals ...

Background Hypercalcaemia is the most common metabolic disorder in people with cancer, most common in lung cancer, breast cancer and multiple myeloma. In NHS Lanarkshire it is defined as an adjusted ...

Background Palliative care aims to recognise and optimise physical, psychological, social and spiritual needs of persons with advancing, life-threatening illnesses. However there is a paucity of ...