CareSearch Blog: Palliative Perspectives

The views and opinions expressed in our blog series are those of the authors and are not necessarily supported by CareSearch, Flinders University and/or the Australian Government Department of Health.
 

Heart failure patients’ use of hospital services in the last year of life - timely palliative care is needed

A blog post written by Dr Gursharan Singh, Research Fellow, Centre for Healthcare Transformation & Cancer and Palliative Care Outcomes Centre, School of Nursing, QUT

  • 9 September 2021
  • Author: Guest
  • Number of views: 507
  • 0 Comments
Heart failure patients’ use of hospital services in the last year of life - timely palliative care is needed

In the final blog for our Oceanic Palliative Care Conference series, Dr Gursharan Singh, Research Fellow at QUT, highlights why understanding hospital-based service use by individuals with heart failure is crucial to inform health service development - including palliative care services.

How can we better recognise dying in acute care?

A guest blog post by Jeanette Lacey, End of Life Care Nurse Practitioner, Hunter New England LHD

  • 21 July 2021
  • Author: Sam Parker
  • Number of views: 989
  • 1 Comments
How can we better recognise dying in acute care?

In her third and last blog for the series, Jeanette Lacey discusses how changing questions asked in acute care hospitals can help to recognise dying earlier.

Tips for compassionate end-of-life care in acute care

A guest blog post by Jeanette Lacey, End of Life Care Nurse Practitioner, Hunter New England LHD

  • 1 July 2021
  • Author: Sam Parker
  • Number of views: 1029
  • 5 Comments
Tips for compassionate end-of-life care in acute care

In her second blog, Jeanette Lacey provides tips on how to provide compassionate end-of-life care in a public hospital acute care unit.

Accepting and supporting death in acute care is a needed first step

A guest blog post by Jeanette Lacey, End of Life Care Nurse Practitioner, Hunter New England LHD

  • 16 June 2021
  • Author: Guest
  • Number of views: 1704
  • 2 Comments
Accepting and supporting death in acute care is a needed first step

In a three-part blog series, End-of-Life Care Nurse Practitioner Jeanette Lacey provides insight into her role in improving the quality of care and support to those who die in hospital.

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The CareSearch blog Palliative Perspectives informs and provides a platform for sharing views, tips and ideas related to palliative care from community members and health professionals.