Executive summary Purpose: Palliative care policy in Ireland is currently under review, and
out-of-hours, often referred to as “after-hours” care is a recognised gap in provision. The …

Background: Specialist palliative care (SPC) services in Ireland are well developed by
international standards. However, standardized information on all patients of SPC services …

There is increasing evidence in the international literature that engagement in the arts can
enhance the physical and psychological wellbeing of older people. Such engagement can …

Background: Understanding what makes a 'good death'in the child with life shortening
illness is important, as it informs appropriate and effective end-of-life care. Above play, peer …

Challenging the widely held notion of a hospice as a building or a place, this book argues
that it should instead be a philosophy of care. It proposes that the positive and negative …

In recent years, choice and autonomy have been prioritized as key quality indicators in
palliative care services. This article examines current palliative care discourses with respect …

The development of these Standards has been co-ordinated by Helen Donovan supported
by Michael Browne, Consultant Researcher, and builds on the earlier work of Daphne …

This paper reports the findings from a Delphi Study undertaken to identify the research
priorities in children's palliative care in Ireland. Palliative care for children is a small and …

Law, Palliative Care and Dying critically examines the role of the legal framework in shaping
the boundaries of palliative care practice. The work underlines the importance of a distinct …

Background Whether developments in palliative care have impacted on where cancer
patients die is unknown. We investigated time trends in place of death for colorectal cancer …