Nurses' continuing professional development (CPD) improves the quality of nursing care,
patients' safety, nurses' satisfaction and healthcare costs. However, evidence has shown …

A team from the Personal Social Services Research Unit (PSSRU) at the London School of
Economics and Political Science (LSE) was commissioned by Marie Curie to explore the …

Background: Palliative care patients are often described as complex but evidence on
complexity is limited. We need to understand complexity, including at individual patient …

Background Population ageing, changes to the profiles of life-limiting illnesses and evolving
societal attitudes prompt a critical evaluation of models of palliative care. We set out to …

Aim To describe how patients with COPD, heart failure, dementia and cancer differ in
frequency and timing of referral to palliative care services. Methods We performed a …

Objectives To examine access to palliative care between different disease trajectories and
compare to other geographic areas. Design A retrospective population-based decedent …

Context Family carers need to be supported in their central role of caring for patients at the
end of life, but brief practical tools to assess their support needs have been missing. To …

The purpose of this paper is to estimate the monetary value of Canadians' family care work,
to highlight inequalities within the family care sector and place this work within the care …

Background: Cancer causes significant symptom burden and diminished quality of life.
Despite the expansion of supportive and palliative care services (SPCS), little is known …

Background: Hospital-based specialist palliative care services are common, yet existing
evidence of inpatient generalist providers' perceptions of collaborating with hospital-based …