This critical review interrogates what we know about how poverty and deprivation impact
people at the end of life and what more we need to uncover. While we know that people in …

Background The provision and quality of end-of-life care (EoLC) in Germany is inconsistent.
Therefore, an evaluation of current EoLC based on quality indicators is needed. This study …

Background: Volunteers make a huge contribution to the health and wellbeing of the
population and can improve satisfaction with care especially in the hospice setting …

Background A fundamental cornerstone of quality of healthcare is patient safety, which many
people with life-limiting illnesses feel is being compromised. Perceptions of impaired safety …

Background: International palliative care policy often views home as the most desirable
location for end-of-life care. However, people living in more deprived areas can worry about …

Abstract Background With ageing of Australians, the numbers of residential aged care (RAC)
residents is rising. This places a spotlight on decisions about appropriate care for this …

Objective To identify actions required to strengthen the delivery of person and family centred
hospital-based palliative care so that it addressed the domains of care identified as …

Background There is a research gap regarding safety concerns of patients at the end of life.
The aim of this study was, therefore, to explore whether patients under specialist community …

Introduction: The AUA convened a 2021-2022 Quality Improvement Summit to bring together
interdisciplinary providers to inform the current state and to discuss potential strategies for …

Background: On average, people will experience 2.28 hospital admissions in the last year of
life with the likelihood of a hospital admission increasing in the last 2 weeks of life. Reducing …