Correspondence to Dr Min Yan, Department of Breast Disease, Henan Breast Cancer Center, Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Zhengzhou University & Henan Cancer Hospital, Zhengzhou, China; ...

Background Anaemia is common in palliative care. Treatment of iron deficiency, if present, is recommended to improve symptoms and reduce dependency on blood transfusion. Previously, use of intravenous ...

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 ...

Correspondence to Dr Mette Asbjoern Neergaard, Palliative Care Unit, Department of Oncology, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus 8200, Denmark; mettneer{at}rm.dk If ...

Background Understanding patient perceptions of their spiritual needs when approaching the end of life is essential to support the delivery of patient-centred care. Aim To conduct a qualitative ...

Stable longitudinal symptom intensity in cancer patients during end-of-life palliative care at home: prospective cohort study ...

Correspondence to Professor Irene J Higginson, King's College London, Cicely Saunders Institute, Department of Palliative Care, Policy and Rehabilitation, Bessemer ...

How may communities be mobilised to help someone dying at home? This conceptual article outlines the thinking behind an innovative compassionate community project being developed at Weston-super-Mare, ...

Correspondence to Dr Eva YN Yuen, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Institute for Health Transformation, Deakin University, Burwood, Victoria, Australia; e.yuen{at}deakin.edu.au Objectives Caregivers ...

Objectives Despite increasing demand for palliative and end-of-life care, the funding for research in this area has ...

Background Strathcarron Hospice has supported an Asset Based Community Development approach since 2020. Compassionate Community Builders (CCBs) discover what is strong in communities and what people ...

1 Department of Cardiology, Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK; National Clinical Lead, NHS Heart Improvement. 2 Department of Health Sciences, Hull York Medical School, University ...