Objectives To outline the jurisprudential position in UK law regarding capital punishment, the death penalty and contrast this with proposed legislation for assisted dying and euthanasia (AD/E).

Objectives There is limited evidence of the impact of advance care planning (ACP) on outcomes. We conducted a retrospective cohort study on deaths of all patients known to a hospice in a 2.5-year ...

Background To ensure patients and families receive appropriate end-of-life care pathways and guidelines aim to inform clinical decision making. Ensuring appropriate outcomes through the use of these ...

Objective Our study examines how non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) survivors undergoing immunotherapy can experience reduced anxiety and psychological distress, improved quality of life (QOL) and ...

Dignity therapy in cancer palliative care: meaning and resignification of life—a qualitative study (1 July, 2025) ...

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Background Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a common life-limiting neurodegenerative condition. As far as we are aware, no study to date has looked holistically at how palliative and end of life care is ...

Objective This study aimed to evaluate factors affecting nutrition and weight loss in patients with head and neck cancer (HNC) undergoing radiotherapy (RT) and investigate the effect of nurse-led ...

Background The ReSPECT process facilitates personalized emergency care recommendations. It has been in use in Guildford and Waverley since 2019 and is expanding across the Frimley Integrated Care ...

Objectives Patients with advanced cancer experience varying physical and psychological symptoms throughout the course of their illness. Depression, anxiety and stress affect overall well-being. This ...

Background Nurses play a unique and critical role in palliative care, and it is noteworthy that nurses often encounter ethical dilemmas in this field. Objective This review aims to conduct a ...

Hospice Care for all, for now, forever. Hospice UK National Conference, 26 – 28 November 2024 ...