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View article: Development and evaluation of Goal setting and Action Planning (G-AP) training to support person-centred rehabilitation practice
Development and evaluation of Goal setting and Action Planning (G-AP) training to support person-centred rehabilitation practice Open
Background Stroke survivor's goals reflect their individual priorities and hopes for the future. Person-centred goal setting is recommended in rehabilitation clinical guidelines, but evidence-based training to support its implementation in…
View article: P-03 Finding common ground: understanding and valuing the wide range of roles in bereavement support
P-03 Finding common ground: understanding and valuing the wide range of roles in bereavement support Open
Background The Lancet Commission on the Value of Death (Sallnow, Smith, Ahmedzai, et al. Lancet. 2022; 399(10327):837–84) recognises that to a great extent, support for bereaved people in the UK has been taken over by institutions. It is n…
View article: O-15 Making end of life planning accessible – evaluating talking mats to support advance care planning with people living with neurological conditions
O-15 Making end of life planning accessible – evaluating talking mats to support advance care planning with people living with neurological conditions Open
Background People with neurological conditions can find it difficult to communicate effectively through speech, and some have cognitive difficulties that make it challenging to process complex issues. A range of resources are available for…
View article: P-118 Creating a bridge between communities and hospice services: development of a new way of working to replace traditional day care
P-118 Creating a bridge between communities and hospice services: development of a new way of working to replace traditional day care Open
Background Like many hospices throughout the UK (Swann, Easton, McGuinness et al., 2021. BMJ Support Palliat Care. Apr.29), our day service was forced to close due to COVID-19. We have developed a new way of working – 'Live Your Life'. Thi…
View article: O-09 Beyond traditional approaches to community engagement: using asset based community development to discover, connect and mobilise communities to support each other right to the end of life
O-09 Beyond traditional approaches to community engagement: using asset based community development to discover, connect and mobilise communities to support each other right to the end of life Open
Background Social relationships are effective at supporting people to live well (Holt-Lunstad, Smith, Baker, et al., 2015. Perspect Psychol Sci. 10:227). Traditional hospice approaches focus on services: problems are defined externally to …
View article: O-20 Living well with an advanced lung condition
O-20 Living well with an advanced lung condition Open
Background Whilst our established support for people living with breathlessness was long-standing, it was not multidisciplinary or fully evidence-based. We wanted to address this for the benefit of patients and the wider health system. The…
View article: P-61 Project ECHO™: developing and evaluating a community of practice with care homes
P-61 Project ECHO™: developing and evaluating a community of practice with care homes Open
Background ECHO™ (Extension of Community Healthcare Outcomes) methodology comprises of hub-and-spoke knowledge-sharing networks, led by expert teams who use multi-point videoconferencing to link people from different geographical settings …
View article: P-101 Implementing the therapy outcome measure (TOM) in a day hospice
P-101 Implementing the therapy outcome measure (TOM) in a day hospice Open
Background Hospice Day Services provide support to people to enable them to live with life limiting illness. The focus is on enhancing well-being and supporting people to continue to participate in activities that are important to them. Co…
View article: Electronic Swallowing Intervention Package to Support Swallowing Function in Patients With Head and Neck Cancer: Development and Feasibility Study
Electronic Swallowing Intervention Package to Support Swallowing Function in Patients With Head and Neck Cancer: Development and Feasibility Study Open
The results suggest that further research needs to be conducted around the implementation of e-SiP. This involves evaluating how e-SiP can be better integrated into usual care and through patient training and staff engagement, can be perce…
View article: 89 End of life care and cognitive impairment: a quality improvement study
89 End of life care and cognitive impairment: a quality improvement study Open
Background A hospice retrospective in-patient case notes review explored care provision at the end of life, mapped against the four key principles in the Scottish Government guidance. Most patients had documentation of informative, sensiti…
View article: Development and feasibility of an electronic-Swallowing Intervention Package (e-SiP) to support swallowing function in patients with head and neck cancer (Preprint)
Development and feasibility of an electronic-Swallowing Intervention Package (e-SiP) to support swallowing function in patients with head and neck cancer (Preprint) Open
BACKGROUND Many patients undergoing treatment for head and neck cancer (HNC) experience significant swallowing difficulties, and there is some evidence that swallowing exercises may improve outcomes, including quality of life. This feasib…
View article: P-12 Talking mats: an approach to support conversations in a hospice setting
P-12 Talking mats: an approach to support conversations in a hospice setting Open
Background Professionals who work in palliative care settings strive to provide person centred care (NICE, 2011). Finding out what is important to patients and families is core to this (Henry, 2015). People who use hospices often have spec…
View article: P-22 ‘what’s important to me’: a whole team approach to person-centred care
P-22 ‘what’s important to me’: a whole team approach to person-centred care Open
Background Person-centred, holistic care is one of the foundations of palliative care (NICE, 2011). Finding out patients’ stories and what’s important to them provides a starting point for doing this (Henry, 2015). However, conversations w…
View article: P-37 ‘living right up to the end’ what do people want to support them to make plans for end of life?
P-37 ‘living right up to the end’ what do people want to support them to make plans for end of life? Open
Background National policy encourages people with Long Term Conditions (LTCs) to plan for end of life (Scottish Government, 2015; Henry, 2015). However, people can be reluctant to engage in conversations and as a result miss out on opportu…