Donna Wakefield
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Palliative Med Consultant ๐ฅ๐ฉบ & @NIHRresearch Doctoral Fellow #Research on #Inequalities & lung disease incl #Mesothelioma ๐ซ Personal views ๐ณ๏ธโ๐
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Consensus palliative care referral criteria for people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease Jennifer Philip thorax.bmj.com/content/early/โฆ
September issue of Journal of Pain and Symptom Management (JPSM) is here- including our rapid review ๐โฌ๏ธ Since 1990, only 66 articles related to #LGBTQ+๐ณ๏ธโ๐inclusive #PalliativeCare #EoLC #Bereavement care **79% behind a paywall ๐** Just in time for todays @WolfsonPallCare journal club ๐ Great discussion ๐ฌ
Final week of the school holidays in England ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟโ๏ธ My daughter has gone to Scotland ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ My girlfriend has gone to Ireland ๐ฎ๐ช What will I do? Probably oscillate between attempting to do 4 weeks of work in 4 days ๐ฉ๐ผโ๐ปโ๏ธ And reading this brilliant sci-fi #book set in Nigeria ๐ณ๐ฌ๐
๐ขโ๏ธ We've just published our Better End of Life Report 2024 Watch Professor Prof Katherine Sleeman King's College London outline key findingsโฌ๏ธ ๐กaccess to high-quality palliative and end of life care is patchy, inconsistent, and inequitable. ๐กBut better care is possible. Help make a
๐ข Fliss Murtagh & Maria Helena Rubiano latest report finds 1 in 5 had no GP contact in their last 3 months. We need better support for end-of-life care. hull.ac.uk/work-with-us/mโฆ #EndOfLifeCare #PalliativeCare #HealthcareInequality #TimeToCare
"The overall picture is of services that are overstretched, and of health and care staff lacking the time they need to consistently provide high-quality care. " Prof Katherine Sleeman
"This means that dying people miss out on treatment and care for their symptoms, and families are left feeling unprepared and unsupported which has lasting emotional repercussions into bereavement." Prof Katherine Sleeman
New #HYMSresearch led by Fliss Murtagh and funded by Maria Helena Rubiano has highlighted inconsistencies in end-of-life support received at home. Find out how the study aims to address the gaps in #palliativecare: hyms.ac.uk/about/news/202โฆ
Damning research published by Health Equity North has laid bare the unequal challenges faced by women living in the North of England. The report is co-authored by Fuse researchers including Professor Clare Bambra Steph Scott Professor Nicola Heslehurst ๐ (she/her) & Ruth McGovern. #WomanOfTheNorth #inequality #health #work
One of our #WomanOfTheNorth report authors Steph Scott spoke to BBC North East last night about our latest report - which examines inequalities women in the North of England experience - and our recommendations to central government to address this issue
Learn about essential updates in mesothelioma at this event in December hosted by Mesothelioma UK and BTOG. Our co-director Clare Gardiner will be giving some updates on our experience based research.