Better End of Life Project Principal investigators: Katherine E Sleeman. Understanding experiences of dying, death, and bereavement in the UK, and compelling local and national policy-makers to act to improve people’s experiences. Project status: Ongoing
The Take-up Study Principal investigators: Richard Harding, Joanna Davies. The study investigates benefit take-up among people with a terminal illness to understand who misses out on financial support and how to improve this equitably. Project status: Ongoing
Understanding Factors that Influence Why People with Dementia Make Transitions from the Community to Acute Hospital Care Settings in the Last Months of Life Principal investigators: Katherine E Sleeman. Utilising routine data to understand why people with dementia move between healthcare settings in the months preceding their death. Project status: Ongoing
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31 August 2022 Evidence-based guidance developed to support LGBT+ inclusivity in health and social care Researchers from King’s College London, funded by the NIHR, have developed practical guidance to aid…
14 July 2022 Less deprived areas saw biggest increase in deaths at home during pandemic Deaths at home increased the most in the least deprived areas during the COVID-19 pandemic, new…
6 June 2022 Same gender partners experience worse psychological distress following bereavement New research has found that people in same-gender relationships have greater psychological distress…
30 August 2021 Cicely Saunders Institute's Triennial Report published The report takes an in-depth look at Palliative Care and Rehabilitation between 2017-2020.