Yorkshire generalist palliative care guidelines

Professor Jason Boland J.Boland@hull.ac.uk
Professor and Honorary Consultant in Palliative Medicine

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.

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.

RAMBO: Research Assessment Outcome Measures for Malignant Bowel Obstruction Jul 1, 2019 - Nov 30, 2021
Malignant bowel obstruction (MBO) is a common problem faced by patients with advanced cancer of the ovaries and bowel. It occurs when the cancer causes a blockage or blockages in the intestines. The symptoms are very distressing for patients and thei... Read More about RAMBO: Research Assessment Outcome Measures for Malignant Bowel Obstruction.

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.

TRANSFORM: Improving shared decision-making in malignant bowel obstruction: An exploration of context-specific treatment pathways and experiences to inform intervention development for person-centred care Sep 1, 2021 - Jan 31, 2025