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.

A palliative care journal publishing research, reviews and editorials to aid all clinicians supporting patients with life limiting illnesses.

Background When the UK went into COVID-19 lockdown, we had no foresight into how our referrals would change in the forthcoming years. Average time on caseload has reduced to eleven days (Hospiscare.

Background Subcutaneous (SC) administration is the preferred parenteral opioid route in palliative care, while intravenous infusion may allow faster titration. Comparative evidence remains limited.

Aim This study aimed to clarify the end-of-life care among inpatients with schizophrenia, using a national claims database.

Introduction Many people experience repeat or lengthy hospital admissions in their final months of life, in part because of poor identification of patients approaching the end of life and failure to ...

Introduction In 2022, Dorothy House Hospice embarked on implementing a comprehensive redesign of community services, in line with its mission to ensure everyone has access to outstanding palliative ...

Objectives Pancreatic and lung cancer are associated with cancer cachexia (CC), which negatively impacts patients’ quality of life, treatment outcomes and prognosis. This study aimed to evaluate the ...

Objectives This study aimed to investigate the trajectory of symptom burden and quality of life in palliative cancer patients receiving home-based care in Sweden. The focus was on identifying key ...

Persistent hiccups are a frustrating experience for palliative care patients, and can have a profound impact on their quality of life. This article provides an evidence-based approach overview of the ...

Objective To analyse differences in the last month of life (LMoL) of patients with paediatric cancer, classified depending on if they were included in an integrated home–hospital paediatric palliative ...

Cancer-related fatigue (CRF) is a major clinical problem. This paper integrates the evidence-based literature and professional guidelines to support a proposed systematic approach to CRF diagnosis and ...