Background Low socioeconomic position (SEP) is recognized as a risk factor for worse
health outcomes. How socioeconomic factors influence end-of-life care, and the magnitude …

We are in the midst of a technological revolution that is providing new insights into human
biology and cancer. In this era of big data, we are amassing large amounts of information …

Background As the demand for palliative care increases, more information is needed on
how efficient different types of palliative care models are for providing care to dying patients …

Background: Palliative care access, experiences and outcomes of care disadvantage those
from ethnically diverse, Indigenous, First nation and First people communities. Research into …

Objectives To analyse patterns of use and costs of unscheduled National Health Service
(NHS) services for people in the last year of life. Design Retrospective cohort analysis of …

Patient-defined factors that are important at the end of life include being physically
independent for as long as possible, good symptom control, and spending quality time with …

Background How quality in healthcare is measured shapes care provision, including how
and what care is delivered. In end-of-life care, appropriate measurement can facilitate …

Objectives To analyse healthcare utilisation and costs in the last year of life in England, and
to study variation by cause of death, region of patient residence and socioeconomic status …

Introduction A fall in hospital deaths in dementia has been interpreted as indicating an
improvement in end-of-life care. Whether other indicators of quality of end-of-life care, such …

Background: mortality statistics are a frequently used source of information on deaths in
dementia but are limited by concerns over accuracy. Objective: to investigate the frequency …