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Caring for people with end-stage dementia

25 March 2010

Nursing Older People

CPD

This article considers the role of palliative care in the management of patients with dementia. It aims to broaden the knowledge of nurses providing general care as...

Investing in our future: end-of-life care and primary care

01 May 2009

Primary Health Care

General

The End of Life Care Strategy and Lord Darzi’s next stage review are still in the initial stages of implementation but local developments are already taking place....

Developing an end of life care support pathway

01 February 2012

Primary Health Care

Careers

People looking after family members and friends in their final weeks of life have needs that must be recognised and accommodated. A service improvement pilot...

An integrated model for breast and palliative care

Cancer Nursing Practice

evidence & practice

The clinical management of patients with advanced breast cancer is complex and patients’ progress is often unpredictable, creating challenges for nursing care in...

Using skype to support palliative care surveillance

31 January 2014

Nursing Older People

Art & Science

The aim of this article is to demonstrate how a novel yet important tool can facilitate family involvement in person-centred care, despite geographical distance. The...

Management of patients with chronic heart failure in the community

28 October 2014

Primary Health Care

CPD

This article explores the evidence for service improvements in the provision of care to heart failure patients in the community. It looks at the different methods of...