Correspondence to Dr Tejal Patel, Department of Family Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON L8S 4L8, Canada; tpatel{at}mcmaster.ca Background The legalisation of medical assistance in dying in ...

Background The use of virtual reality (VR) is increasing in palliative care. However, despite increasing interest in VR, there is little evidence of how this technology can be implemented into ...

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 ...

Objectives Palliative care providers may be exposed to numerous detrimental psychological and existential challenges. Ethical issues in the healthcare arena are subject to continual debate, being ...

1 Department of Internal Medicine Hospital, Universitario Virgen del Rocío, Seville, Spain 2 Department of Clinical Pharmacology, Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío, Seville, Spain Correspondence ...

Background The purpose of the palliative care Virtual Ward is to provide safe care in the patient’s usual place of residence. The aim is to avoid admission into acute hospitals where appropriate or ...

Correspondence to Professor Takashi Yamaguchi, Department of Palliative Medicine, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine School of Medicine, Kobe 650-0017, Hyogo, Japan; ...

Background The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) defines research governance as ‘the broad range of regulations, principles and standards of good practice that ensure high ...

Background NICE guidelines stress the importance of individualised anticipatory prescribing for people who are likely to need symptom control in the last days of life. A Community Palliative Care Drug ...

Objectives To investigate the efficacy and safety of subcutaneously (SC) administered tranexamic acid. Methods A retrospective chart review of the use of SC tranexamic acid in a single palliative care ...

Objective To determine the feasibility of conducting creative writing workshops (CWW) for patients with cancer to promote improvement in mood. Method We piloted a prospective study to determine the ...