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Multidisciplinary team meetings in palliative care: an ethnographic study
Objectives Multidisciplinary team meetings are a regular feature in the provision of palliative care, involving a range of professionals. Yet, their purpose and best format are not necessarily well ...
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OP-17 Financial insecurity for terminally ill migrants in the UK: double jeopardy at the end of life
Introduction Poverty and deprivation are invisible yet powerful influences over people’s experiences of palliative and end of life care. The socio-economic impact on terminally ill migrants on UK ...
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Gynaecologic oncology referrals to specialist palliative care in a tertiary referral centre: population, characteristics and outcomes ...
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Transcutaneous electrical acupoint stimulation for upper limb spasticity after stroke: effect and feasibility—a randomised pilot study
Importance Limb spasticity is a common issue among stroke patients. Transcutaneous electrical acupoint stimulation (TEAS) is recommended as an alternative therapy for managing upper limb spasticity ...
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The nature and importance of quality of therapeutic relationships in the delivery of palliative care to people with intellectual disabilities
Background The importance of the therapeutic relationship in the delivery of palliative care is well recognised. Little has been published on the nature or quality of relationships formed between ...
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OP-19 James Lind alliance priority setting: social science and humanities perspectives
Introduction In partnership with Marie Curie, the James Lind Alliance (JLA) is refreshing the priorities for palliative and end of life care research with input from patients, carers and clinicians.
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OP-14 Inequity in access to bereavement care for families whose child dies unexpectedly: pioneering care from a children’s hospice
The Ambitions framework states: ’We need to have a nation where each death matters. This means extending our concern beyond the care required by those living with predictable life shortening illness, ...
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OP-7 Embedding PPIE within a study that co-designed a psycho-therapeutic intervention for young people with life limiting conditions
Introduction Patient public involvement and engagement (PPIE), a requirement of planning and delivering health research, must not be tokenistic to meet funding body requirement. The perceived ...
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OP-15 Assessing grief in bereaved children and young people: validating the children’s attitude to grief scale (CAG)
Introduction The effective assessment of bereavement needs and outcomes is essential to deliver high-quality bereavement services. There is however limited evidence for child-specific grief measures.
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OP-13 Findings from the phase 1 evaluation of Marie Curie’s Lothian enhanced hospice care at home service
Introduction Launched in May 2024, the Lothian Enhanced Hospice Care at Home (EHC@H) service provides 4–6 days of 24/7 specialist palliative support in a patient’s home. Patients eligible for the ...
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OP-6 The impact and value of Marie curie health care assistants in the emergency department at university hospitals Plymouth
Introduction In 2023, University Hospital Plymouth (UHP) recognised that their emergency department (ED) was under immense pressure and as a result, ED patients who had end-of-life care needs were not ...
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OP-9 It’s a lot more in-depth for us than it was before’: a multi-methods study of community nurses’ extended roles in palliative care
Introduction Community nurses play an essential role in caring for people dying at home. Changes in ways of working, accelerated by the Covid-19 pandemic, have placed community nurses even more ...