The latest evidence and resources for allied health professionals and clinical support staff.
Evidence for Nursing: new evidence and resources – Quarter 1 2021
The latest evidence and resources for nurses and clinical support workers.
Malignant pleural effusions (MPE): new evidence on management
A blog for physicians on Cochrane evidence on the optimal management strategy for patients with malignant pleural effusions.
Muddled by Mu-Opioid Antagonists for Opioid-Induced Constipation? Me too…
Anna Sutherland, palliative medicine doctor, looks at Cochrane evidence on the effectiveness and safety of mu-opioid antagonists for managing opioid-induced constipation in people with cancer and people receiving palliative care for whom laxatives have failed.
Living and dying well after stroke
In this blog for our #LifeAfterStroke series, Scott Murray and Marilyn Kendall talk about evidence from in-depth interviews, which could guide provision of person-centred care after major stroke and support people in living and dying well.
Hospital at Home Increases the Chances of Dying at Home
It’s Dying Matters Awareness Week, an opportunity to place the importance of talking about dying, death and bereavement on...
Putting the Heart into Palliative Care
GP RIchard Lehman reflects on palliative care beyond cancer and how people with heart failure need it too
A good death at home: home palliative care services keep people where they want to be
Key message: There is good evidence that home palliative care increases the chance of dying at home and reduces...
Hot off the press: catch this Cochrane evidence!
If your idea of a present is a new or updated Cochrane review then it’s now Christmas every day...