Background Experience-based codesign (EBCD) is an approach to health service design
that engages patients and healthcare staff in partnership to develop and improve health …

Healthcare systems redesign and service improvement approaches are adopting
participatory tools, techniques and mindsets. Participatory methods increasingly used in …

The emergency department (ED) provides immediate access to medical care for patients
and families in times of need. Increasingly, older patients with serious illness seek care in …

Background Much effort has been made to explore how patients with advanced chronic
illness and their families experience care when they attend the Emergency Department, and …

The growing palliative care needs of emergency department (ED) patients in the United
States have motivated the development of ED primary palliative care principles. An expert …

Emergency medical services (EMS) are a unique workforce providing 24/7 emergency care
across high-income countries (HICs) and low-and middle-income countries (LMICs) …

Abstract Background The Emergency Department (ED) is not always the optimal place for
people with palliative care needs but is the most common route for treatment when urgent …

Background Existing evidence suggest the emergence of palliative care (PC) services in the
emergency department (ED). To gain insight into the nature of these services and provide …

Abstract Background Older adults (> 65 years) with palliative care needs are increasingly
accessing the emergency department. Some interventions have been developed to improve …

Background Patient and public involvement (PPI) in quality improvement of oncological care
pathways for older patients are rare. Objectives Improve the care pathway experience of …