The “palliative care ambulance” – making a difference to ‘out of hours’ palliative care Ambulance services are increasingly tasked with providing palliative care due to the demand for palliative and end-of-life care at home growing at a rapid rate. Associate... Read more... 5/07/2023 | Blog | Evidence | Health Professionals | Specialist Palliative Care Tags: Paramedics Views: 1658
Technology keeping palliative care patients at home – the CASA aspiration People with life-limiting cancer wish to spend precious time with loved ones in a familiar environment. Dr. Thilo Schuler discusses a CASA (Continuous Assessment and... Read more... 30/05/2023 | Blog | Implementation and Translation | Patients and Carers | Health Professionals | Specialist Palliative Care Tags: Cancer | Technology Views: 1216
An integrated respiratory and palliative care service for patients with advanced lung... Patients with advanced lung disease have a higher symptom burden, and poorer quality of life, than those with advanced lung cancer. Dr. Julie McDonald discusses a new service... Read more... 17/02/2023 | Blog | Evidence | Health Professionals | Acute Care | Specialist Palliative Care Tags: Acute care | Specialist Palliative Care Views: 1006
Truth disclosure within bad news conversations Delivering bad news about life-limiting illnesses can be complex and challenging, even for experienced health professionals. Elizabeth Miller highlights skills to help health... Read more... 19/10/2022 | Blog | Evidence | Health Professionals | Primary health care | Acute Care | GPs | Nurses | Specialist Palliative Care Tags: Research | End-of-life conversations Views: 1503