News Palliative chemotherapy may harm patient’s quality of life Chemotherapy for end-stage cancer does not improve, and may harm, a patient’s quality of life in their final week of life, report researchers.…Published: 3 August 2015
News NICE recommends daily medication reviews in draft guideline on end-of-life care Medication should be optimised and reviewed daily when patients enter their final days, says a draft guideline from the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence on end-of-life care.…Published: 31 July 2015
Opinion Better information is needed to improve palliative care services Gaps in access to palliative care services mean that many patients with life-limiting illnesses miss out on support they need, but there is much to learn about people’s experiences at the end of life.…Published: 17 April 2015
News Patients can stop taking statins in terminal care, research suggests Discontinuing statin use in patients with late-stage terminal illnesses is safe and may even be beneficial, according to research in JAMA Internal Medicine.…Published: 30 March 2015
Opinion New edition of reference guide for palliative care specialists ‘Palliative Care Formulary 5th Edition’, edited by Robert Twycross, Andrew Wilcock & Paul Howard. …Published: 2 January 2015
News NHS England issues naloxone warningInappropriate use of naloxone can cause patients severe distress and can be fatal, says NHS England in a Patient Safety Alert.…Published: 25 November 2014
News New care pathway for dying patients in England publishedA new approach to caring for dying people that will replace the Liverpool Care Pathway in England has been published.…Published: 27 June 2014
