1 Nutrition Nurses, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham, UK We read with interest the recent Cochrane review1 about home parenteral nutrition ...

Introduction Multiple studies have questioned the benefit of neutropenic diets in decreasing infections in patients with cancer, but recent surveys showed that such diets are still prescribed. In this ...

Destitute and dying: interventions and models of palliative and end of life care for homeless adults – a systematic review ...

Objectives As more countries legalise assisted dying, it is of increasing significance for policy-makers and the medical profession. Doctors are needed for patients to access this choice; however, ...

Objective Patients with metastatic gastric cancer (MGC) may require palliative surgery to manage complications such as obstruction or bleeding. While the role of stenting in MGC is clear, the role of ...

Background Increasing availability of, and access to, palliative and end of life care services (PEoLC) could be a means of reducing systemic pressures on hospital and ambulance services, as well as ...

Background Improving community palliative care outside of normal working hours is a patient and family priority. Aim To explore patient and families’ perspectives of four different UK models of out-of ...

Background Since 2015, St Elizabeth Hospice has been developing Zest, a unique and innovative adult hospice led transition and young adult palliative care model. Zest aspires to be a regional hub and ...

Background St Columba’s Hospice Care in Edinburgh began Compassionate Neighbours in early 2020, just as the COVID-19 pandemic broke. As the pandemic eased, Compassionate Neighbours moved from ...

Background Emergency departments (E.D.) are described as suboptimal places to die due to their busy and often crowded nature, lack of time, space or privacy and focus on rapid assessment and recovery ...