Friday 31 May 2019

Monthly update 5(5): 2019 (May)

May 2019

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Staff publications

Steve Nolan, Chaplain at Princess Alice Hospice
Steve Nolan (2019): Lifting the Lid on Chaplaincy: A First Look at Findings from Chaplains’ Case Study Research, Journal of Health Care Chaplaincy, DOI: 10.1080/08854726.2019.1603916

Guidelines and standards

No new guidelines this month.

Cochrane systematic reviews

No new reviews this month.


Other systematic reviews and research studies

Methodological management of end-of-life decision data in intensive care studies: A systematic review of 178 randomized control trials published in seven major journals.
Kerever S, Jacquens A, Smail-Faugeron V, Gayat E, Resche-Rigon M.

PLoS One. 2019 May 28;14(5):e0217134. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0217134. eCollection 2019.

Meaningful and culturally appropriate palliative care for Chinese immigrants with a terminal condition: a qualitative systematic review protocol.
Wei L, Walters J, Guo Q, Fetherston C, O'Connor M.
JBI Database System Rev Implement Rep. 2019 May 22. doi: 10.11124/JBISRIR-2017-003867. [Epub ahead of print]

Palliative Care: A Systematic Review of Evidence-Based Interventions.
Riahi S, Khajehei M.
Crit Care Nurs Q. 2019 Jul/Sep;42(3):315-328. doi: 10.1097/CNQ.0000000000000269.

Family caregiving for persons with advanced heart failure: An integrative review.
Hodson AR, Peacock S, Holtslander L.
Palliat Support Care. 2019 May 28:1-15. doi: 10.1017/S1478951519000245. [Epub ahead of print]

Real-world ethics in palliative care: protocol for a systematic review of the ethical challenges reported by specialist palliative care practitioners in their clinical practice.
Schofield G, Brangan E, Dittborn M, Huxtable R, Selman L.
BMJ Open. 2019 May 27;9(5):e028480. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-028480.

Nursing interventions to support family caregivers in end-of-life care at home: A systematic narrative review.
Becqué YN, Rietjens JAC, van Driel AG, van der Heide A, Witkamp E.
Int J Nurs Stud. 2019 Apr 23;97:28-39. doi: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2019.04.011. [Epub ahead of print]

Strategies to relieve dyspnoea in patients with advanced chronic respiratory diseases. A narrative review.
Ambrosino N, Fracchia C.
Pulmonology. 2019 May 22. pii: S2531-0437(19)30086-8. doi: 10.1016/j.pulmoe.2019.04.002. [Epub ahead of print] Review.

Managing Pain in People with Cancer-a Systematic Review of the Attitudes and Knowledge of Professionals, Patients, Caregivers and Public.
Makhlouf SM, Pini S, Ahmed S, Bennett MI.
J Cancer Educ. 2019 May 22. doi: 10.1007/s13187-019-01548-9. [Epub ahead of print]

Clinician-targeted interventions to improve advance care planning in heart failure: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Schichtel M, Wee B, Perera R, Onakpoya I, Albury C, Barber S.
Heart. 2019 May 22. pii: heartjnl-2019-314758. doi: 10.1136/heartjnl-2019-314758. [Epub ahead of print]

Nursing strategies to reduce the risk of therapeutic obstinacy in artificial nutrition.
Afonso TDS, Veludo F, Sousa PP.
Int J Palliat Nurs. 2019 May 2;25(5):224-231. doi: 10.12968/ijpn.2019.25.5.224.

Natural Regression of Frailty Among Community-Dwelling Older Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Ofori-Asenso R, Lee Chin K, Mazidi M, Zomer E, Ilomaki J, Ademi Z, Bell JS, Liew D.
Gerontologist. 2019 May 22. pii: gnz064. doi: 10.1093/geront/gnz064. [Epub ahead of print]

Exercise interventions for patients with advanced cancer: A systematic review of recruitment, attrition, and exercise adherence rates.
Sheill G, Guinan E, Brady L, Hevey D, Hussey J.
Palliat Support Care. 2019 May 21:1-11. doi: 10.1017/S1478951519000312. [Epub ahead of print]

A systematic review of substance use and substance use disorders in patients with cancer.
Yusufov M, Braun IM, Pirl WF.
Gen Hosp Psychiatry. 2019 Apr 26. pii: S0163-8343(18)30527-9. doi: 10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2019.04.016. [Epub ahead of print] Review.

End-of-life care preferences for people with advanced cancer and their families in intensive care units: a systematic review.
Alyami HM, Chan RJ, New K.
Support Care Cancer. 2019 May 17. doi: 10.1007/s00520-019-04844-8. [Epub ahead of print] Review.

Dying for a Meal: An Integrative Review of Characteristics of Choking Incidents and Recommendations to Prevent Fatal and Nonfatal Choking Across Populations.
Hemsley B, Steel J, Sheppard JJ, Malandraki GA, Bryant L, Balandin S.
Am J Speech Lang Pathol. 2019 May 16:1-15. doi: 10.1044/2018_AJSLP-18-0150. [Epub ahead of print]

Suicidal Ideation in Bereavement: A Systematic Review.
Molina N, Viola M, Rogers M, Ouyang D, Gang J, Derry H, Prigerson HG.
Behav Sci (Basel). 2019 May 14;9(5). pii: E53. doi: 10.3390/bs9050053. Review.

Cannabis Hyperemesis Syndrome in Palliative Care: A Case Study and Narrative Review.
Howard I.
J Palliat Med. 2019 May 14. doi: 10.1089/jpm.2018.0531. [Epub ahead of print]

Psychosocial interventions for advanced cancer patients: A systematic review.
Teo I, Krishnan A, Lee GL.
Psychooncology. 2019 May 11. doi: 10.1002/pon.5103. [Epub ahead of print] Review.

Factors influencing the engagement of cancer patients with advance care planning: A scoping review.
Spelten ER, Geerse O, van Vuuren J, Timmis J, Blanch B, Duijts S, MacDermott S.
Eur J Cancer Care (Engl). 2019 May;28(3):e13091. doi: 10.1111/ecc.13091. Epub 2019 May 9. Review.

Associations Among End-of-Life Discussions, Health-Care Utilization, and Costs in Persons With Advanced Cancer: A Systematic Review.
Starr LT, Ulrich CM, Corey KL, Meghani SH.
Am J Hosp Palliat Care. 2019 May 9:1049909119848148. doi: 10.1177/1049909119848148. [Epub ahead of print]

Electronic palliative care coordination systems (EPaCCS): a systematic review.
Leniz J, Weil A, Higginson IJ, Sleeman KE.
BMJ Support Palliat Care. 2019 May 8. pii: bmjspcare-2018-001689. doi: 10.1136/bmjspcare-2018-001689. [Epub ahead of print] Review.

Aromatherapy, massage and reflexology: A systematic review and thematic synthesis of the perspectives from people with palliative care needs.
Armstrong M, Flemming K, Kupeli N, Stone P, Wilkinson S, Candy B.
Palliat Med. 2019 May 6:269216319846440. doi: 10.1177/0269216319846440. [Epub ahead of print]

Palliative care for people with dementia living at home: A systematic review of interventions.
Miranda R, Bunn F, Lynch J, Van den Block L, Goodman C.
Palliat Med. 2019 May 6:269216319847092. doi: 10.1177/0269216319847092. [Epub ahead of print]

Implementing advance care planning with community-dwelling frail elders requires a system-wide approach: An integrative review applying a behaviour change model.
Combes S, Nicholson CJ, Gillett K, Norton C.
Palliat Med. 2019 May 6:269216319845804. doi: 10.1177/0269216319845804. [Epub ahead of print]

Review article: Goals-of-care discussions for adult patients nearing end of life in emergency departments: A systematic review.
Hanning J, Walker KJ, Horrigan D, Levinson M, Mills A.
Emerg Med Australas. 2019 May 1. doi: 10.1111/1742-6723.13303. [Epub ahead of print] Review.

Ginseng: A Qualitative Review of Benefits for Palliative Clinicians.
Davis MP, Behm B.
Am J Hosp Palliat Care. 2019 Jul;36(7):630-659. doi: 10.1177/1049909118822704. Epub 2019 Jan 27.

Is palliative care cost-effective in low-income and middle-income countries? A mixed-methods systematic review.
Reid EA, Kovalerchik O, Jubanyik K, Brown S, Hersey D, Grant L.
BMJ Support Palliat Care. 2019 Jun;9(2):120-129. doi: 10.1136/bmjspcare-2018-001499. Epub 2018 Oct 1. Review.

What is known about the spirituality in older adults living in residential care facilities? An Integrative review.
Gautam S, Neville S, Montayre J.
Int J Older People Nurs. 2019 Jun;14(2):e12228. doi: 10.1111/opn.12228. Epub 2019 Mar 1.

Palliative care specialists in hospice and hospital/community teams predominantly use low doses of sedative medication at the end of life for patient comfort rather than sedation: Findings from focus groups and patient records for I-CAN-CARE.
Vivat B, Bemand-Qureshi L, Harrington J, Davis S, Stone P.
Palliat Med. 2019 Jun;33(6):578-588. doi: 10.1177/0269216319826007. Epub 2019 Feb 12.

Anticipatory syringe drivers: a step too far.
Bowers B, Ryan R, Hoare S, Pollock K, Barclay S.
BMJ Support Palliat Care. 2019 Jun;9(2):149-150. doi: 10.1136/bmjspcare-2018-001728. No abstract available.

Advance directives in European long-term care facilities: a cross-sectional survey.
Andreasen P, Finne-Soveri UH, Deliens L, Van den Block L, Payne S, Gambassi G, Onwuteaka-Philipsen BD, Smets T, Lilja E, Kijowska V, Szczerbińska K; PACE consortium.
BMJ Support Palliat Care. 2019 May 21. pii: bmjspcare-2018-001743. doi: 10.1136/bmjspcare-2018-001743. [Epub ahead of print]

Noisy upper respiratory tract secretions: pharmacological management.
Boland JW, Boland EG.
BMJ Support Palliat Care. 2019 May 13. pii: bmjspcare-2019-001791. doi: 10.1136/bmjspcare-2019-001791. [Epub ahead of print] No abstract available.

Imminent death: clinician certainty and accuracy of prognostic predictions.
White N, Reid F, Vickerstaff V, Harries P, Tomlinson C, Stone P.
BMJ Support Palliat Care. 2019 May 10. pii: bmjspcare-2018-001761. doi: 10.1136/bmjspcare-2018-001761. [Epub ahead of print]

Out-of-hours primary care end of life prescribing: a data linkage study.
Brettell R, Fisher R, Hunt H, Garland S, Lasserson D, Hayward G.
BMJ Support Palliat Care. 2019 May 9. pii: bmjspcare-2019-001784. doi: 10.1136/bmjspcare-2019-001784. [Epub ahead of print]

Battery operated fan and chronic breathlessness: does it help?
Barnes-Harris M, Allgar V, Booth S, Currow D, Hart S, Phillips J, Swan F, Johnson MJ.
BMJ Support Palliat Care. 2019 May 8. pii: bmjspcare-2018-001749. doi: 10.1136/bmjspcare-2018-001749. [Epub ahead of print]

Deep continuous patient-requested sedation until death: a multicentric study.
Serey A, Tricou C, Phan-Hoang N, Legenne M, Perceau-Chambard É, Filbet M.
BMJ Support Palliat Care. 2019 Apr 20. pii: bmjspcare-2018-001712. doi: 10.1136/bmjspcare-2018-001712. [Epub ahead of print]

Advance care planning and place of death, hospitalisation and actual place of death in lung, heart and cancer disease: a randomised controlled trial.
Skorstengaard MH, Jensen AB, Andreassen P, Brogaard T, Brendstrup E, Løkke A, Aagaard S, Wiggers H, Neergaard MA.
BMJ Support Palliat Care. 2019 Apr 11. pii: bmjspcare-2018-001677. doi: 10.1136/bmjspcare-2018-001677. [Epub ahead of print]

Neutropenic diets to prevent cancer infections: updated systematic review and meta-analysis.
Sonbol MB, Jain T, Firwana B, Hilal T, Deleon T, Murad A, Murad MH, Khera N.
BMJ Support Palliat Care. 2019 Apr 4. pii: bmjspcare-2018-001742. doi: 10.1136/bmjspcare-2018-001742. [Epub ahead of print] Review.

Toward a Conceptual Model of Affective Predictions in Palliative Care.
Ellis EM, Barnato AE, Chapman GB, Dionne-Odom JN, Lerner JS, Peters E, Nelson WL, Padgett L, Suls J, Ferrer RA.
J Pain Symptom Manage. 2019 Jun;57(6):1151-1165. doi: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2019.02.008. Epub 2019 Feb 19. Review.

Reports and announcements

Report: Talking about death can be life-changing for those you leave behind
Research by Macmillan Cancer Support and YouGov shows 3 in 5 (62%) people in the UK have not spoken with their family or friends about their wishes in relation to their death.

Scottish Palliative Care Guidelines
A selective update is now complete which includes a new guideline on end stage liver disease; updated guidance on the use of the CME T34 Syringe Pumps and several new medicine information sheets. 

Video: Delivering the news of a death by telephone
NES have released a new video to help professionals with conversations that require them to deliver the news of a death by telephone. 


Other updates out this month

Health Management Bulletin (published 15 and 31 May 2019):
http://cash.libraryservices.nhs.uk/subject-a-z/h/health-services-management/

Scottish Palliative Care Partnership (10 May 2019):
https://www.palliativecarescotland.org.uk/content/publications/?cat=12

Health Improvement Scotland Palliative Care Bulletin (published April 2019):
https://www.palliativecareguidelines.scot.nhs.uk/bulletin.aspx

End of Life Care Horizon Scanning (published 16 May 2019):
https://palliativecarenwpctl.wordpress.com/

Journals

American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine NEW ISSUE SINCE LAST MONTH
Bereavement Care NEW ISSUE SINCE LAST MONTH
BMC Palliative Care NEW ISSUE SINCE LAST MONTH
BMJ Supportive and Palliative Care NEW ISSUE SINCE LAST MONTH
British Journal of Healthcare Assistants NEW ISSUE SINCE LAST MONTH
Current Opinion in Supportive and Palliative Care NEW ISSUE SINCE LAST MONTH
Death Studies
International Journal of Palliative Nursing NEW ISSUE SINCE LAST MONTH
Journal of Dementia Care NEW ISSUE SINCE LAST MONTH
Journal of Hospice & Palliative Nursing NEW ISSUE SINCE LAST MONTH
Journal of Pain and Symptom Management NEW ISSUE SINCE LAST MONTH
Journal of Palliative Care
Journal of Palliative Medicine NEW ISSUE SINCE LAST MONTH
Journal of Social Work in End-of-Life and Palliative Care
Palliative & Supportive Care
Palliative Medicine NEW ISSUE SINCE LAST MONTH
Progress in Palliative Care NEW ISSUE SINCE LAST MONTH


Wednesday 1 May 2019

Monthly update 5(4): 2019


April 2019

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Staff publications


Steve Nolan, Chaplain at Princess Alice Hospice
Spirituality, Religiousness and Health: From Research to Clinical Practice, Edited by Giancarlo Lucchetti

Guidelines and standards


Clinical guideline [CG103] Published date: July 2010 Last updated: March 2019

Cochrane systematic reviews


William Gibson, Benedict M Wand, Catherine Meads, Mark J Catley, Neil E O'Connell
3 April 2019

Emma Fisher, Emily Law, Joanne Dudeney, Christopher Eccleston, Tonya M Palermo
2 April 2019


Other systematic reviews and research studies


Long H, Howells K, Peters S, Blakemore A.
Br J Health Psychol. 2019 Apr 29. doi: 10.1111/bjhp.12366. [Epub ahead of print]

Johannsen M, Damholdt MF, Zachariae R, Lundorff M, Farver-Vestergaard I, O'Connor M.
J Affect Disord. 2019 Apr 10;253:69-86. doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2019.04.065. [Epub ahead of print] Review.

Ferris A, Price A, Harding K.
Palliat Med. 2019 Apr 24:269216319846023. doi: 10.1177/0269216319846023. [Epub ahead of print]

Hagemann V, Bausewein C, Remi C.
Palliat Med. 2019 Apr 24:269216319840602. doi: 10.1177/0269216319840602. [Epub ahead of print]

Davies JM, Sleeman KE, Leniz J, Wilson R, Higginson IJ, Verne J, Maddocks M, Murtagh FEM.
PLoS Med. 2019 Apr 23;16(4):e1002782. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1002782. eCollection 2019 Apr.

Gouveia DN, Guimarães AG, Santos WBDR, Quintans-Júnior LJ.
Phytomedicine. 2018 Nov 22;58:152766. doi: 10.1016/j.phymed.2018.11.026. [Epub ahead of print] Review.

Hall A, Rowland C, Grande G.
J Pain Symptom Manage. 2019 Apr 17. pii: S0885-3924(19)30181-2. doi: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2019.04.013. [Epub ahead of print] Review.

Engbers RA.
Am J Hosp Palliat Care. 2019 Apr 16:1049909119842365. doi: 10.1177/1049909119842365. [Epub ahead of print]

Kizhakkeveettil A, Whedon J, Schmalzl L, Hurwitz EL.
Altern Ther Health Med. 2019 Jan;25(1):36-43.

Zaporowska-Stachowiak I, Szymański K, Oduah MT, Stachowiak-Szymczak K, Łuczak J, Sopata M.
Biomed Pharmacother. 2019 Jun;114:108838. doi: 10.1016/j.biopha.2019.108838. Epub 2019 Apr 10. Review.

Noordman J, van Vliet L, Kaunang M, van den Muijsenbergh M, Boland G, van Dulmen S.
BMC Palliat Care. 2019 Apr 12;18(1):37. doi: 10.1186/s12904-019-0421-x.

Gonella S, Basso I, De Marinis MG, Campagna S, Di Giulio P.
Palliat Med. 2019 Apr 10:269216319840275. doi: 10.1177/0269216319840275. [Epub ahead of print]

Wu S, Volker DL.
J Hosp Palliat Nurs. 2019 Apr 5. doi: 10.1097/NJH.0000000000000547. [Epub ahead of print]

Rodríguez-Prat A, Balaguer A, Crespo I, Monforte-Royo C.
Bioethics. 2019 Apr 8. doi: 10.1111/bioe.12562. [Epub ahead of print]

Kendrick LM, Hudgell D, Hellman A, Weaver MS.
J Palliat Care. 2019 Apr 5:825859719835560. doi: 10.1177/0825859719835560. [Epub ahead of print]

Heeke C, Kampisiou C, Niemeyer H, Knaevelsrud C.
Eur J Psychotraumatol. 2019 Mar 27;10(1):1583524. doi: 10.1080/20008198.2019.1583524. eCollection 2019. Review.

Gutiérrez Sánchez D, Gómez García R, López-Medina IM, Cuesta-Vargas AI.
BMJ Open. 2019 Apr 3;9(4):e027524. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-027524.

Hall CC, Cook J, Maddocks M, Skipworth RJE, Fallon M, Laird BJ.
Support Care Cancer. 2019 Apr 3. doi: 10.1007/s00520-019-04749-6. [Epub ahead of print] Review.

Mataqi M, Aslanpour Z.
BMJ Support Palliat Care. 2019 Apr 3. pii: bmjspcare-2018-001692. doi: 10.1136/bmjspcare-2018-001692. [Epub ahead of print] Review.

den Boer K, de Veer AJE, Schoonmade LJ, Verhaegh KJ, van Meijel B, Francke AL.
BMC Psychiatry. 2019 Apr 3;19(1):106. doi: 10.1186/s12888-019-2078-7.

Lee SY, Lee H, Fawcett J, Park JH.
J Hosp Palliat Nurs. 2019 Mar 30. doi: 10.1097/NJH.0000000000000543. [Epub ahead of print]

Man C, Xiang S, Fan Y.
Ageing Res Rev. 2019 Mar 28;52:1-6. doi: 10.1016/j.arr.2019.03.003. [Epub ahead of print] Review.

Bolt SR, van der Steen JT, Schols JMGA, Zwakhalen SMG, Pieters S, Meijers JMM.
Int J Nurs Stud. 2019 Jan 3. pii: S0020-7489(18)30271-2. doi: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2018.12.011. [Epub ahead of print]

Cui X, Dong W, Zheng H, Li H.
Medicine (Baltimore). 2019 Mar;98(13):e14867. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000014867.

Burlacu A, Artene B, Nistor I, Buju S, Jugrin D, Mavrichi I, Covic A.
Int Urol Nephrol. 2019 Mar 27. doi: 10.1007/s11255-019-02129-x. [Epub ahead of print] Review.

Holm AL, Berland AK, Severinsson E.
Nurs Open. 2019 Feb 26;6(2):591-611. doi: 10.1002/nop2.243. eCollection 2019 Apr. Review.

Novais T, Mouchoux C.
Geriatr Psychol Neuropsychiatr Vieil. 2019 Mar 1;17(1):7-19. doi: 10.1684/pnv.2018.0767.

Rawlings D, Tieman J, Miller-Lewis L, Swetenham K.
Health Soc Care Community. 2019 May;27(3):e82-e94. doi: 10.1111/hsc.12660. Epub 2018 Sep 26. Review.

Blakeman JR.
J Adv Nurs. 2019 May;75(5):946-961. doi: 10.1111/jan.13906. Epub 2019 Jan 15. Review.

Delmaczynska E, Newham R.
J Clin Nurs. 2019 May;28(9-10):1365-1379. doi: 10.1111/jocn.14748. Epub 2019 Jan 7. Review.

McPherson K, Carlos WG 3rd, Emmett TW, Slaven JE, Torke AM.
J Hosp Med. 2019 May;14(5):303-310. doi: 10.12788/jhm.3137. Review.

Qian Y, Wu Y, Rozman de Moraes A, Yi X, Geng Y, Dibaj S, Liu D, Naberhuis J, Bruera E.
J Pain Symptom Manage. 2019 Apr 17. pii: S0885-3924(19)30179-4. doi: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2019.04.011. [Epub ahead of print]

Rodríguez-Prat A, Monforte-Royo C, Balaguer A.
J Pain Symptom Manage. 2019 Apr 15. pii: S0885-3924(19)30172-1. doi: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2019.03.022. [Epub ahead of print] No abstract available.

Zhu Z, Zhao R, Hu Y.
J Pain Symptom Manage. 2019 Apr 2. pii: S0885-3924(19)30135-6. doi: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2019.03.018. [Epub ahead of print] Review.

O'Donnell SB, Nicholson MK, Boland JW.
J Pain Symptom Manage. 2019 May;57(5):999-1008.e11. doi: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2019.01.010. Epub 2019 Jan 30. Review.

Swan F, Newey A, Bland M, Allgar V, Booth S, Bausewein C, Yorke J, Johnson M.
Palliat Med. 2019 Mar 8:269216319835393. doi: 10.1177/0269216319835393. [Epub ahead of print]

Chuang HY, Wen YW, Chen LK, Hsiao FY.
BMJ Support Palliat Care. 2019 Apr 24. pii: bmjspcare-2018-001614. doi: 10.1136/bmjspcare-2018-001614. [Epub ahead of print]

Aryankhesal A, Ghashghaee A, Sardari E, Mahmoudi S, Alihosseini S, Dehnad A, Roohravan Benis M, Gharagozlou D.
BMJ Support Palliat Care. 2019 Apr 4. pii: bmjspcare-2018-001724. doi: 10.1136/bmjspcare-2018-001724. [Epub ahead of print] Review.

Mataqi M, Aslanpour Z.
BMJ Support Palliat Care. 2019 Apr 3. pii: bmjspcare-2018-001692. doi: 10.1136/bmjspcare-2018-001692. [Epub ahead of print] Review.

Jimenez G, Tan WS, Virk AK, Low CK, Car J, Ho AHY.
Palliat Support Care. April 2019 19(2) ePubJul 30:1-11. doi: 10.1017/S1478951518000500.

Reports and announcements


New examples about how the Healthcare Improvement Scotland ACP toolkit is used are available:
·         care home in East Ayrshire
·         blog post about ACP in general practice
·         ACP document for babies, children and young people

The Royal College of Physicians (RCP) has adopted a neutral position on assisted dying following a survey of its UK fellows and members.

Other evidence/education updates out this month


Health Management Bulletin (published 4 and 17 April 2019):
http://cash.libraryservices.nhs.uk/subject-a-z/h/health-services-management/

Scottish Palliative Care Partnership (19 Mar 2019):
https://www.palliativecarescotland.org.uk/viewmail.php?i=5454&l=member-1&m=1553860713&c=dae4280013b1727a8112c11ee54bd606

Health Improvement Scotland Palliative Care Bulletin (published April 2019):
https://www.palliativecareguidelines.scot.nhs.uk/bulletin.aspx

End of Life Care Horizon Scanning (published 16 April 2019):
https://palliativecarenwpctl.wordpress.com/

Table of contents


Updated since last month
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Volume 36, Issue 5, May 2019
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Yes
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No
Yes
Volume 13, Issue 4,
2019
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No
Volume 13, Issue 1, 2019
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Yes
Volume 43, Issue 6, 2019
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No
Volume 7, Issue 1, 2017
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No
Volume 25, Number 3, May/June 2018
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Yes
Volume 25, Issue 4, 2019
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Volume 27, Issue 2, March/April 2019
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Yes
Volume 21, Issue 2, 2019
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Yes
No
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Yes
Volume 22, Issue 4, April 2019
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Yes
Volume 15, Issue 1, 2019
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Yes
Volume 17,, Issue 2, April 2019
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