... and analysis of the referral process, outcomes and one-year survival after referral. Findings A total of 916 patients were referred but only 579 were admitted. Patients referred by the Palliative Care Department (PCD, n = 100) were younger and 64% had a cancer diagnosis, compared to 8% of patients...

... translated into healthcare practise. The purpose of the paper is to assess the applicability of the essential elements of an integrated palliative care system (IPCS) found in research into the practise of Osona Palliative Care System (OPCS). Design/methodology/approach The study used a qualitative...

... and discussions in the community, the Listening Events may have also increased understanding about hospice care. Co-production Hospice Palliative care Strategy Engagement Community Integrated care is at the core of the Isle of Man’s Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) agenda (Isle of Man...

... of integrated palliative and end-of-life care. Palliative care End-of-life care Needs assessment Person-centred care Integrated care Research methods Co-ordinated care The case study formed the basis of a workshop that brought together health care professionals from the public services...

...Siobhan Fox; Niamh O'Connor; Johnathan Drennan; Suzanne Guerin; W. George Kernohan; Aileen Murphy; Suzanne Timmons Dementia Palliative care Integrated care model Siobhan Fox can be contacted at: s.fox@ucc.ie 14 02 2020 06 05 2020 19 05 2020 28 05 2020 ©...

... and Cochrane Library using the search string: ((“palliative care”) AND (“intermediate care” OR “transitional care”) AND (frailty OR frail OR “older person*” OR “older adult*” OR “hospital at home” OR “reablement” OR “independ*” OR “readmission” OR “prolonged stay” OR “community hospital...

...Áine Carroll Áine Carroll can be contacted at: aine.carroll@ucd.ie 10 02 2020 08 05 2020 09 05 2020 © Emerald Publishing Limited 2020 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only In Northern Ireland, access to good quality palliative care...

... Many individual and family hardships are associated with poorly understood palliative care needs arising from advanced dementia within India. The purpose of this paper is to explore the experiences of people in India affected by advanced dementia and to shape educational approaches for practitioners...

...Meritxell Mondejar-Pont; Anna Ramon-Aribau; Xavier Gómez-Batiste Purpose The purpose of this paper is to propose a unified definition of integrated palliative care (IPC), and to identify the elements that facilitate or hinder implementation of an integrated palliative care system (IPCS). Design...

... the existing literature on integrative palliative care services for older people. Design/methodology/approach An integrative review was conducted using the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic reviews and Meta-Analyses. Papers included in the review focused upon integrated care within palliative care...

... for people with dementia at the end of their lives, and looks at future commissioning priorities KEYWORDS: DEMENTIA CARE; END OF LIFE CARE; PALLIATIVE CARE; CARE HOMES Contact details: c.goodman@herts.ac.uk Introduction: living and dying with dementia In the UK five per cent of people aged 65 and over...