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    • 2019
      • Michal Galazka International Study Day The transformative power of big data in health care
    • 2018
      • Cicely-Saunders-Institute-Open-Seminar-Series
      • Jan
        • Hospice and palliative care in the USA policy update and future challenges
        • Why missing data matter
      • June
        • Show & Tell: Display of items from the Dame Cicely Saunders Archives
        • Remembering Dame Cicely Saunders: A 3D Tribute to Patient Care
      • Mar
        • Multimorbidity in palliative and end of life care: an interactive workshop
    • 2017
      • CSI seminar - Professor Vernon
      • july
        • The effects on costs of palliative care teams in hospitals
      • mar
        • CSI seminar - Professor Sackley
      • may
        • A Conversation Starter Around Death and Dying
        • Understanding symptoms as a threat to function
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      • Sept
        • Untitled
        • Cicely Saunders Institute Open House: What is palliative care and rehabilitation research all about?
    • 2016
      • Apr
        • CSI Seminar Dr Borgstrom
      • aug
        • CSI Seminar - Dr Hutton
      • Feb
        • CSI Seminar: Dr Liz Sampson
        • Outcome measures in palliative care
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      • jul
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      • june
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      • March
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      • may
        • CSI Seminar Dr Ekstrom
        • Cicely Saunders International Annual Lecture 2016
        • Palliative Care in Neurology Conference
      • oct
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      • sep
        • CSI Seminar Dr Harding
    • Nov
      • CSI Seminar: Professor Harding
    • Spiritual care in palliative care: recent European research and future developments
    • 2015
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        • CSI Seminar: Dr Jonathan Koffman
      • feb
        • CSI Celebration Event: Dame Barbara Monroe
        • POS Workshop: Outcome measures in palliative care
      • mar
        • CSI Seminar: Professor Jo Rycroft-Malone
      • apr
        • CSI Seminar: Professor Claire Goodman
        • CSI Seminar: Dr Nikki McCaffrey
      • may
        • CSI Seminar: Professor Rowan Harwood
        • CSI Celebration Event: Developing treatments for breathlessness
      • jun
        • CSI Seminar: Martin Bardsley and Theo Georghiou
      • jul
        • CSI Seminar: Dr Amy Gadoud
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        • CSI Celebration Event: Measuring the difference we make
      • sep
        • CSI Seminar: Dr Josephine Clayton
        • CSI Seminar: Dr Surinder Birring
      • oct
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      • nov
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    • 2011
      • Academic Clinical Lecturer Award
      • Author Susan Hill visits the Institute
      • Award for Dr Diane Meier
      • Graduation at Southwark Cathedral
      • Greek translation of POS
      • MSc alumna wins RSM prize
      • MSc alumni win RSM prizes
      • New Clinical Lectureship
      • New outcome measures booklet
      • New POS website
      • New report on preferences and place of death
      • NIHR Academic Clinical Fellow
      • Palliative Care Funding Review
      • Place of Death report
      • Visit from Serbian Ministry of Health
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    • 2013
      • Apr
        • Home and hospice deaths increasing since the launch of national programme
        • POS impacts on quality
      • Aug
        • International Symposium of Palliative Medicine
      • Dec
        • Barbara Gomes talks on Portuguese TV
        • Institute contributing to success of SLCRN
        • MSc alumni prizes
        • Parkinson's - expecting the unexpected
        • PhD successes in the Institute
        • Prize at the BSRM meeting
        • Staff run to support Cicely Saunders International
      • Jul
        • Dr Nakajima visits the Cicely Saunders Institute
        • Liverpool Care Pathway Independent Review: The CSI responds
        • Professor Geoffrey Hanks
      • Jun
        • Academy of Medical Sciences fellowship
        • New report on palliative care for Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic groups
        • Posters from the EAPC in Prague
        • 'Weekday effect' on mortality
      • Mar
        • 'After Cicely'
      • May
        • Cicely Saunders Institute, International Breathlessness Conference: Report
      • Oct
        • First randomised trial of LCP finds little clinical benefit
        • POS in Africa
      • Sep
        • APCA Award for Dr Richard Harding
        • Improving communication and care for patients
        • Liverpool Care Pathway
        • Macmillan's Biggest Coffee Morning
        • New Academic Clinical Fellows join the Institute
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    • 2014
      • Apr
        • Dr Katherine Sleeman on Women's Hour
        • NIHR CLAHRC launch
      • Aug
        • Award for Dr Liesbeth Van Vliet
        • OPTCare Elderly trial opens for recruitment
      • Feb
        • Irish Association for Palliative Care meeting
        • MSc student publishes in India
        • Public preferences and priorities in Africa
        • The global impact of the Palliative care Outcome Scale (POS)
      • Jan
        • CLAHRC Bid Success and Launch
      • Jul
        • Data and Outcome Measures Workshop - OACC
        • EAPC 2014,Lleida,Spain
        • MSc graduation 2014
        • NIHR CLAHRC South London Palliative and End of Life Care Newsletter launch
      • Jun
        • A former MSc student publishes in India
        • Delivering Dignity Award
        • Dr Ana Lacerda
        • New health services needed for rise in 100-year-olds
        • Prize for Dr Katherine Sleeman
        • Prize for Dr Meenakshi Nayar
      • Mar
        • International Women's Day 2014
        • Remembering hospice pioneer Dr James Hanratty
      • May
        • "How to have a good death"
        • Global quality indicators in palliative care
        • Health Education South London - Transforming End of Life Care
        • Independent Prescribing
        • Patient, Family and Public Involvement at the Institute
        • Routine Data Expert Days
      • Nov
        • Apply now for PhD Studentships
        • Dr Katherine Sleeman joins debate in perspectives on dying
      • Oct
        • Expert meeting on PROMS in palliative care for children and young people
      • Sep
        • LGBT at Trinity Hospice
        • National Palliative Care Data Collection
      • dec
        • REF2014 Results - UoA3c: Subjects Allied to Medicine - Nursing & Midwifery and Palliative Care
    • 2015
      • dec
        • Success at regional NHS leadership awards
      • oct
        • A very enriching experience
        • Dying at home leads to more peace
        • Supportive Care for the Renal Patient
      • September
        • Dr Meena Nayar wins IAT Poster Competition for the second year
        • Excellent Student Experience Results for Palliative Care MSc
      • jul
        • Measuring the difference for patients and families
        • MSc and PhD Palliative Care Graduation 2015
        • New study reveals one of the fastest hospitalised dying trends known
        • Scholarships for African-based Healthcare Professionals
        • The cicely saunders institute annual lecture success
        • World first clinical trial could improve lives of people living with long-term neurological conditions
      • june
        • Cicely Saunders Institute success at EAPC 2015, Copenhagen
        • First students graduate from European Palliative Care Academy
        • TOPcare trial finds nurse-led palliative care for HIV-positive patients greatly improves quality of life
      • jan
        • Dr Fliss Murtagh presents evidence at parliamentary session on end of life care
        • PhD student wins the Graduate School Prize for Outstanding Doctoral Thesis
        • The crisis facing terminally ill people and their families
      • feb
        • Cicely Saunders Institute showcase at EAPC World Congress
        • POS workshop 2015 success
      • mar
        • Dame Barbara Monroe presents seminar to a packed audience
      • apr
        • Political parties commit to improving end of life care
        • Professor Higginson interviewed for BBC Radio 4
      • may
        • More people are dying in hospices
        • Service-user involvement in palliative care: What's needed?
    • 2016
      • aug
        • Dr Thomas Osborne Awarded a Doctorate in Palliative Care
        • Joint Psychological Medicine and Palliative Care PhD Symposium 2016
      • dec
        • PhD Fellow Awarded for Academic Excellence
      • feb
        • Fellowship awarded by the Association of Chartered Physiotherapists in Neurology
        • Institute hosts European Palliative Care Academy
      • jan
        • Factors associated with participation in QUALYCARE published in PLOS ONE
      • jul
        • Baroness Ilora Finlay delivers Cicely Saunders International Annual Lecture
        • Our article - now in most cited in Lancet papers
      • jun
        • Cicely Saunders Institute showcase at EAPC World Research Congress
        • Taking patient and public involvement online
      • mar
        • Institute welcomes national & international palliative care professionals for POS workshops
      • may
        • Clinical Training Fellows at the Cicely Saunders Institute
        • Dr Katherine Sleeman awarded a prestigious NIHR Clinician Scientist Award
        • Dr Rajesh Raj reflects on sabbatical at Cicely Saunders Institute
      • November
        • Caty Pannell
        • Caty Pannell announcement
      • oct
        • Athena SWAN success for the Institute
        • End of Life Care at NHS Expo
      • sep
        • ACCESSCare systematic review selected for Editor's Choice in September 2016 Edition of Palliative Medicine
        • BBC Radio 4 programme 'Great Lives' features Cicely Saunders
    • 2017
      • A Conversation Starter around Death and Dying
      • A Night of Pitches and Prizes at Policy Idol 2017
      • Breathlessness: Current Innovations & Priority Setting Event
      • Cicely Saunders Institute continues to be a globally recognised centre
      • Cicely Saunders Institute research featured at NIHR Palliative Care Conference
      • Cicely Saunders Institute shines at EAPC 2017
      • Dying at home or in hospital dependent on wealth, location and number of diseases
      • Learning from the Experts: My Experience in Palliative Care
      • New evidence given at inquiry into malnutrition in UK Care
      • New study finds uneven provision of palliative care services due to a 'postcode lottery'
      • Palliative care and proximity to services
      • Palliative care increase by 2040
      • Postgraduate Taught Experience Survey results 2017
      • Professor Higginson attends Danish Society for Palliative Medicine
      • Teaching clinicians to talk about the end of life
      • Winner of Cicely Saunders Prize for Academic Excellence
    • 2018
      • 100 papers that changed palliative care
      • A Remarkable Life: The Cicely Saunders Centenary Celebrations
      • Achievements in patient and public involvement recognised by CRN South London
      • Breathlessness treatments do reduce patient distress
      • Celebrating Cicely- 100 Papers that Changed Palliative Care
      • Cicely Saunders Institute statement on Palliative Care and the Long Term Plan for the NHS
      • Dr Katherine Sleeman authors BBC palliative care article
      • Dr Matthew Maddocks and Dr Clare Ellis-Smith visit the Danish Embassy
      • Dr Stephen Ashford PhD FCSP awarded a fellowship by the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy
      • Graduation 2018 and 100% Student Satisfaction for MSc in Palliative Care
      • Health system must adapt to rising numbers of deaths and pressures on emergency services
      • New National Guidelines published for managing spasticity in adults
      • New research finds that end of life care across England is not being prioritised
      • Outcome Measures in Palliative Care: Using the POS Family of Measures
      • Phase I study launched exploring palliative needs of those with advanced cancer including refugees in Jordan
      • Professor Harding and Dr Guo present at R4HC-MENA in Turkey
      • Professor Richard Harding and Dr Ping Guo attended the launch of a new palliative care initiative in the Sultanate of Oman
      • Professor Richard Harding presents at Assisi Hospice in Singapore
      • Taking patient and public involvement online
      • The 2017 Taipei Declaration for Health-Promoting Palliative Care published
      • Professor's Lynne Turner-Stokes and Richard Harding present inaugural lectures
      • World Cancer Congress, Kuala Lumpur
    • 2019
      • £4.7m research grant set to improve care for people with dementia
      • ACCESSCare conference: Broadening the LGBT+ health agenda
      • Clinical Trial Research Training Fellowship
      • Community settings may replace hospital as most common place to die in Scotland by 2040
      • Findings of identifying and evaluating advanced cancer patient care review receives award
      • Global burden of serious health-related suffering due to almost double by 2060
      • Improving quality of life at the end of life
      • Katherine Sleeman awarded the inaugural European Association for Palliative Care award for women in palliative care
      • New Interactive Atlas of Variation for Palliative and End of Life Care
      • New international breathlessness research programme launches
      • Palliative Care MSc alumni reunite and share achievements
      • Professor Irene Higginson named as highly cited researcher, top 1% in the world
      • Professor Richard Harding appointed as Marie Curie trustee
      • South London research organisation wins bid to become collaborative national lead in palliative and end of life care and mental health
      • Success for the Cicely Saunders Institute at the 'Know your CLAHRC' South London Awards 2018
      • Call for papers for the journal Public Health special issue
      • We need to talk about dying: South London pop-up shop asks how to have a good death
    • 2020
      • Costs to informal carers for people in the last three months of life are larger than those to formal care services
      • Foundations for Future Care
      • Funding boost for research into palliative care during COVID-19
      • Helping people manage breathlessness at home during COVID-19
      • Hospital-based specialist palliative care may slightly improve patient experience and increase their chances of dying at home
      • King's ranked among top 10 in the world for societal impact
      • Managing tracheostomised patients with prolonged disorders of consciousness during COVID-19
      • New palliative care model shown to reduce costs without compromising on quality of care
      • Palliative Care during COVID-19: new report highlights research priorities for the seriously ill
      • Professor Ian Norman to step down as Executive Dean of NMPC
      • Professor Irene Higginson appointed as Executive Dean of the Florence Nightingale Faculty of Nursing, Midwifery & Palliative Care
      • Dr Katherine Sleeman appointed to new Professorship in Palliative Care
    • 2021
      • New research highlights need for greater integration of palliative care in community hospital settings
      • Palliative care needs better integration with health care systems for this and future pandemics/epidemics
      • Professor Richard Harding appointed as Vice Dean (International) in Faculty of Nursing, Midwifery & Palliative Care
      • Free training in Palliative Home Care launched
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