Background Seizures and agitation are distressing symptoms commonly encountered at the end of life and may require treatment ...

Background As death approaches, patients are at their most frail, but an increasing symptom burden often necessitates an increase in medications, putting them at higher risk for drug–drug interactions ...

Palliative care is a clinical, interprofessional discipline focusing on improving quality of life through holistic assessment and support for people experiencing physical, psychological, social, or ...

We recently reported preliminary results of a novel joint clinic between an adult specialist palliative care team and a regional adult and paediatric neuromuscular team.1 The neuromuscular team have ...

Background UK policy guidance on treatment and care towards the end of life identifies a need to better recognise patients who are likely to be in the last 12 months of life. Health and social care ...