Background Services are under pressure, budgets are tighter and like many healthcare providers, the hospice is struggling to fill Band 5 Registered Nurse vacancies. Various exciting new opportunities ...

Aim To conduct qualitative research into carers’ perceptions of the respite they receive from HHCNL with the intention of generating new knowledge that will inform our plans to offer an extended, ...

Design All deaths of patients (n=2176) known to the specialist palliative care service over a 5-year period were examined through service evaluation to compare the actual place of death with the ...

In the biblical story of the Tower of Babylon, mankind was described as “of one language, and of one speech”. However, after trying to build a city with a tower reaching the sky to challenge God’s ...

Anaemia, and iron deficiency in the absence of anaemia, is associated with a variety of symptoms including weakness, cognitive impairment, fatigue, tachycardia and dyspnoea. Despite the many potential ...

Background Pain is the second most prevalent symptom in patients with cancer after fatigue and is highly debilitating. There is an increasing emphasis on the prescription of non-pharmacological ...

Rectal tenesmus is the painful sensation of incomplete evacuation of the bowels, which is distressing and difficult to manage. Tenesmus is often caused by rectal carcinoma. It is thought there is a ...

Purpose Hypertension is a major risk factor for cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, and home blood pressure monitoring (HBPM) plays a crucial role in its management. This review summarizes ...

Introduction The rising global prevalence of cancer reveals significant regional disparities in palliative care adoption. While some countries have incorporated palliative care into their systems, ...

Current lethal combinations and doses of drugs used in physician-assisted dying/suicide are untested, unlicensed and unregulated, with little pharmacological understanding of efficacy and safety at ...

Aims Evaluate the outcomes of patients attending a day case paracentesis service provided in a hospice. Review opportunities available for patients to participate in advance care planning (ACP) ...