Context Venous thromboembolism (VTE) risk assessment for adults admitted to hospital is
commonplace, but the utility of assessment tools in patients admitted to hospices or palliative …

Seventy to ninety per cent of patients with advanced cancer report pain. 1 Despite the
existence of a number of subjective methods to assess pain, 2 pain measurement in hospice …

This retrospective study investigated current physiotherapy treatment of primary frozen
shoulder. The results showed that 11 different physiotherapy modalities/techniques had been …

Patients with advanced liver disease have significant symptom and psychological burdens.
Palliative care can improve symptoms and quality of life. Timely advance care planning (ACP…

Background: Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis has 3 year mean survival with many unmet
palliative care needs (Bajwah et al, Lung 2012). Method: 2 year review of in-patient Pulmonary …

Background The cause of anaemia in palliative care patients is often multifactorial. Symptom
burden is important when deciding whether to transfuse or not. Although formal consent for …

Book Review: The Cambridge medical ethics workbook: Case studies, commentaries and
activities - Jenny Wiseman, 2002 …

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celtrng was glass and ivy climbed the walls. Bushes dotted the room. Instead of linoleum, …

Methods Usage of ‘Nervecentre’and the data within the current ‘Medical Profile’were analysed
in terms of accuracy and inclusion of palliative care specific outcome measures (phase of …

This book constitutes a clear, comprehensive, up-to-date introduction to the basic principles
of psychological and educational assessment that underlie effective clinical decisions about …