Palliative care often begins late, here is some practical advice on balancing advance care planning with active treatment needs
Almost 1 million people in the UK are living with heart failure and the numbers are rising. About four in ten patients will die within a year of being diagnosed and yet too many struggle to access palliative care. Here is an overview of what experts say needs to change and what nurses can do.
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