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TRANSFORM: Reducing Inequalities in Cancer Outcomes in Yorkshire: Realising our potential for innovation in Diagnosis, Patient Management, Survivorship and Palliative Care Research Sep 1, 2017 - Dec 31, 2026
The death rate is higher in Yorkshire than the rest of England resulting in about 200 extra deaths each year of which more than half are in Hull. There are other significant cancer outcome inequalities between different groups; for example poorer pe... Read More about TRANSFORM: Reducing Inequalities in Cancer Outcomes in Yorkshire: Realising our potential for innovation in Diagnosis, Patient Management, Survivorship and Palliative Care Research.

FRAIL-HEART: Assessment of Frailty in Elderly People with Ischemic Heart Disease being considered for Revascularisation: An Observational study Apr 1, 2017 - Mar 31, 2020
To summarise the study, we will recruit patients aged 80 years or more who attend the cardiology and cardio-thoracic departments of Castle Hill Hospital, Hull and who have been given a diagnosis of coronary artery disease. The patients will be identi... Read More about FRAIL-HEART: Assessment of Frailty in Elderly People with Ischemic Heart Disease being considered for Revascularisation: An Observational study.

RESOLVE: Improving Health Status and Experience of Pain and other Symptoms for People with Advanced Cancer Jun 1, 2018 - Jan 28, 2024
In Yorkshire, over 14,000 people die from advanced cancer each year, a number expected to rise to 17,000 yearly by 2030. In the weeks or months before they die, people with advanced cancer often experience pain, breathlessness or fatigue-exhaustion,... Read More about RESOLVE: Improving Health Status and Experience of Pain and other Symptoms for People with Advanced Cancer.

CANAssess: Reducing inequalities in care for people with cancer and palliative care needs: a programme of work for cancer patients and caregivers in the community based in Yorkshire Sep 1, 2016 - Jan 30, 2019
People with cancer need good access to palliative care to relieve distressing symptoms, but some get better access than others. Developed in Australia, the Needs Assessment Tool - Progressive Disease Cancer (NAT:PD-C) is a tested, "everyday practice"... Read More about CANAssess: Reducing inequalities in care for people with cancer and palliative care needs: a programme of work for cancer patients and caregivers in the community based in Yorkshire.

NAT ILD: The adaption and validation of an assessment tool to identify the palliative care needs of people with irreversible idiopathic interstitial lung disease for use in every day clinical practice Jun 1, 2014 - Oct 31, 2016
To adapt and validate a needs assessment tool that is fit for purpose in every day clinical practice with regard to the identification of supportive and palliative needs of people with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), and triage those requiring r... Read More about NAT ILD: The adaption and validation of an assessment tool to identify the palliative care needs of people with irreversible idiopathic interstitial lung disease for use in every day clinical practice.

Research Care Plus Group Jan 1, 2016 - Dec 31, 2016
The NE Lincolnshire palliative care research team has been developing over the past year and has been successful in being involved in two portfolio adopted studies which have recruited to (one of which we recruited over 50% more than average). The te... Read More about Research Care Plus Group.