Background The integration of palliative care for individuals with psychiatric disorders is critically important yet remains ...

BMJ Supportive & Palliative Care accepts submissions of a wide range of article types, including Research Papers, Reviews and Educational pieces. The Author Information section provides specific ...

In January 2025, President Trump immediately paused US foreign development assistance, upending healthcare in many low- and ...

Background End-stage kidney disease (ESKD) significantly impacts global public health, driven by an ageing population and ...

Primary Palliative Care Research Group, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK Correspondence to Iain Harris, Primary Palliative Care Research Group, University of Edinburgh, Medical School, Teviot ...

As a large multi-disciplinary community palliative care team, together we have experienced a whole range of unexpected and unprecedented demands as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. In March 2021 to ...

Correspondence to Dr Alison Mary Kearney, Department of Palliative and Supportive Care, Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital, School of Medicine, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD 4072, ...

Mymy Tran, Kah Yee Tham, Susanne Webster, Lauren Troy, Caitlin Fermoyle, Christin Monika Geis, Helen Jo, Alan Teoh, Laura Glenn, Nathan Mortimer, Kelly Mian Chen, Aruvi Thiruvarudchelvan, Tamera J ...

A 70–80 year-old man with ischaemic cardiomyopathy, advanced heart failure and chronic kidney disease is admitted with worsening shortness of breath. Over several days, his kidney function ...

Background When a parent has terminal cancer, their children are part of that experience. Parents often want to protect their children from their disease and prognosis. Knowledge of dependent children ...

Objectives There is limited evidence of the impact of advance care planning (ACP) on outcomes. We conducted a retrospective cohort study on deaths of all patients known to a hospice in a 2.5-year ...