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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

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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 referral to specialist palliative care services.

Type of Project Project
Project Acronym NAT ILD
Status Project Complete
Funder(s) CRUK Cancer Research UK
Value £117,454.00
Project Dates Jun 1, 2014 - Oct 31, 2016

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