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Understanding the Impact of Community Health & Social Care Services on Hospitalisation in the Last Months of Life

Aims

To examine the frequency of emergency hospital admission among people with cancer in their last 90 days of life, and examine the association with community health and social care. 

Methods

Retrospective cohort study using Discover, a linked administrative and clinical dataset from general practices, community, and hospital records. We examined factors associated with hospital admissions and emergency department (ED) visits at the end of life among people with cancer who died between 2016-2019. 

    Our Partners

    Imperial College Health Partners

    Imperial College Health Partners

    Hillingdon Hospitals

    The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

    Chelsea and Westminster

    Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

    Project status: Ongoing

    Principal Investigator

    • Image of Katherine Sleeman

      Katherine Sleeman

      Laing Galazka Chair in Palliative Care, Honorary Consultant in Palliative Medicine

    Investigators

    • Image of Irene Higginson

      Irene Higginson

      Executive Dean, Florence Nightingale Faculty of Nursing, Midwifery & Palliative Care

    • Image of Lesley Henson

      Lesley Henson

      Clinical Lecturer in Palliative Medicine

    Keywords

    END OF LIFECANCERPRIMARY HEALTH CARE USECOMMUNITY CARE