Palliative care needs to be part of the core business of ... For too long we have relied on topping up end of life care with charitable funding. This can’t continue – it’s not sustainable.

It is important that a healthcare team is aware of and understands a patient’s goals of care, both medical and personal. But that information, if documented, typically is not placed in a standardized ...

It should evolve over time as your needs change. If it becomes needed, your plan can also involve advanced care and end-of-life planning. It’s important to talk with your palliative care ...

Despite considerable efforts to improve the quality of end-of-life care in the United States, a new retrospective study led ...

Doulas have long been used to bring life into the world, but a growing number in Michigan are helping people and their ...

Paramedics in England are experiencing wide-ranging challenges in responding to the increasing number of end-of-life care patients they are being called out to, according to a study from the ...

Only two other children in New England have been diagnosed with her condition; one died in the first months of life, the ...

Cruse Bereavement Care provides support after the ... If you, or someone you know, needs support caring for a person with a life-limiting condition, the following organisations may be able to ...

STAT’s coverage on the end of life touches on patients, clinicians, and the medical system as a whole. Stories and perspective pieces explore difficult questions: What should medical care ...