Category Archives: Coronavirus and palliative care

What happens when palliative care is neglected as a public health priority?

Posted on January 26, 2022 by pallcare

New series: Palliative Care and Public Health – where contributors will explore how we can make sure that palliative care becomes part of public health and a health care priority. To launch the series, our guest writer Luc Deliens, Professor … Continue reading →

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Sustaining Palliative Care Services​ in the Covid-19 Pandemic: Outcomes from the Leadership Day 2021

Posted on January 13, 2022 by pallcare

In October 2021, the European Palliative Care Academy (EUPCA) and the Leadership Development Initiative (LDI) held their second Leadership Day as part of the 17th World Congress of the European Association for Palliative Care (EAPC). Chaired by Professor Frank Ferris … Continue reading →

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“I may not be with you, but I’m holding your hand”: What has COVID taught us about telehealth in palliative care?

Posted on December 3, 2021 by pallcare

Monica Bason-Flaquer is a project manager at Marie Curie, a leading end-of-life charity that provides frontline nursing and hospice care in the United Kingdom. With a specific interest in improvement and inclusion in health and social care, Monica recently conducted … Continue reading →

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Changing patterns of mortality during the Covid-19 pandemic

Posted on October 25, 2021 by pallcare

ANOTHER IMPORTANT CONTRIBUTION TO OUR SPECIAL SERIES ON COVID-19 AND THE PALLIATIVE CARE RESPONSE… Today’s guest writers are Rachel Cripps, Dr Anna Bone, and Professor Katherine Sleeman from the Cicely Saunders Institute of Palliative Care, Policy & Rehabilitation, King’s College … Continue reading →

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A year of fighting the racial inequality of COVID

Posted on September 16, 2021 by pallcare

CONTINUING OUR SERIES ON COVID-19 AND THE PALLIATIVE CARE RESPONSE – AND A CHANCE TO DOWNLOAD THE LATEST COVPALL STUDY FINDINGS OPEN ACCESS… Today’s Guest Writer is Dr Sabrina Bajwah, Clinical Senior Lecturer, King’s College London and Honorary Palliative Care Consultant … Continue reading →

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