Objective To refine and evaluate a practical, clinical tool to help multidisciplinary teams in the UK and internationally, to identify patients at risk of deteriorating and dying in all care settings.

Background Guidelines recommend early palliative care (PC) integration in advanced cancers. This remains a challenge in countries with high cancer burden and limited PC access. We report the quality ...

Objectives To evaluate whether the Isle of Wight (IoW) Just-in-Case (JIC) scheme to supply and administer anticipatory medication to end-of-life patients was performing to an appropriate level of ...

Context and objectives This study examined the impact of an integrative oncology intervention on postoperative care, primarily postoperative pain, in patients undergoing gynaecological oncology ...

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 ...

Objectives Facial airflow from a hand-held fan (fan) hastens recovery from exertional breathlessness. We aimed to determine the effect of different airflow speeds on recovery from exertional ...

Footnotes Contributors WMT confirms sole responsibility for the conception, drafting and final approval of the manuscript. WMT is the guarantor. Funding The authors have not declared a specific grant ...

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 ...

Objectives This study aimed to assess the effects of psychosocial interventions in improving health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in adult patients with incurable cancer. Methods A systematic search ...

Background Palliative care is important in addressing the needs of patients and their caregivers holistically, particularly where patients are diagnosed with an advanced cancer such as metastatic ...

Background In recent years, there has been an increased demand for non-pharmacological, complementary therapies and psychosocial provisions in hospices, aimed at creating spaces for communication and ...

Objective The pattern and timing of palliative care utilisation and end-of-life characteristics in extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO)-supported patients remain underused. We wanted to share ...