Aim The study aimed to evaluate student and facilitator perceptions regarding the novel use of a virtual learning environment (VLE) in the development and implementation of ‘Ivy Street’.

Correspondence to Professor Joachim Cohen, End-of-Life Care Research Group, Vrije Universiteit Brussel Faculteit Geneeskunde en Farmacie, Brussel 1090, Belgium ...

Objectives To examine current practices, attitudes and levels of confidence related to advance care planning (ACP) in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) among healthcare ...

Objective Terminal haemorrhage is a rare and distressing emergency in palliative oncology. We present an algorithm for the management of terminal haemorrhage in patients likely to receive end-of-life ...

Background Early conversations about the future benefits people with life-limiting conditions. Timely admission to a hospice service often provides the best outcomes (Brighton & Bristowe. Postgrad Med ...

Background Our aim was to determine feasibility and effect sizes of bright light therapy (BLT), melatonin (MLT), methylphenidate (MP) and eight combinations (BLT+MLT+MP, BLT+MLT, BLT+MP, BLT alone, ...

4 Department of Community Medicine, Primary Care and Emergency Medicine, Geneva University Hospitals and University of Geneva, Switzerland Objective Numbers of people dying with cognitive impairment ...

Background This study has developed, implemented and tested a complex intervention, the Dignity Care Intervention (DCI), providing an evidence based approach to providing person centred dignity ...

Background Advance Care Planning (ACP) may prepare relatives of frail older patients for future decision-making. Objective To investigate (1) how bereaved relatives of frail older patients experience ...

Background Ensuring patient safety is vital (Vincent. The essentials of patient safety. Notes on introduction. 2011). The PSIRF (Patient Safety Incident Response Framework) was launched by NHS England ...

Introduction General Practitioners (GPs) face challenges when providing palliative care, including an ageing, multimorbid population, falling GP numbers and increasing demand. A ‘public health ...

Objectives The issue of polypharmacy and medication use in people with life limiting illness raises important questions from a clinical and ethical viewpoint. The objectives of our study were to (1) ...