Professor Fliss Murtagh F.Murtagh@hull.ac.uk
Professor of Palliative Care
CovPall: Rapid evaluation of the COVID-19 pandemic response in palliative and end of life care: national delivery, workforce and symptom management
People Involved
Charitably funded hospices and the challenges associated with the COVID-19 pandemic: a mixed-methods study (CovPall) (2022)
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Garner, I. W., Walshe, C., Dunleavey, L., Bradshaw, A., Preston, N., Fraser, L. K., Murtagh, F. E., Oluyase, A. O., Sleeman, K. E., Hocaoglu, M., Bajwah, S., Chambers, R. L., Maddocks, M., & Higginson, I. J. (2022). Charitably funded hospices and the challenges associated with the COVID-19 pandemic: a mixed-methods study (CovPall). BMC Palliative Care, 21(1), Article 176. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12904-022-01070-8BACKGROUND: Independent charitably funded hospices have been an important element of the UK healthcare response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Hospices usually have different funding streams, procurement processes, and governance arrangements compared to... Read More about Charitably funded hospices and the challenges associated with the COVID-19 pandemic: a mixed-methods study (CovPall).
Symptom management in people dying with COVID-19: multinational observational study (2022)
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Oluyase, A. O., Bajwah, S., Sleeman, K. E., Walshe, C., Preston, N., Hocaoglu, M., Bradshaw, A., Chambers, R. L., Murtagh, F. E., Dunleavy, L., Maddocks, M., Fraser, L. K., & Higginson, I. J. (2022). Symptom management in people dying with COVID-19: multinational observational study. BMJ Supportive & Palliative Care, 12(4), 439-447. https://doi.org/10.1136/spcare-2022-003799OBJECTIVES: To describe multinational prescribing practices by palliative care services for symptom management in patients dying with COVID-19 and the perceived effectiveness of medicines. METHODS: We surveyed specialist palliative care services, con... Read More about Symptom management in people dying with COVID-19: multinational observational study.
Symptom Control and Survival for People Severely ill With COVID: A Multicentre Cohort Study (CovPall-Symptom) (2022)
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Higginson, I. J., Hocaoglu, M., Fraser, L. K., Maddocks, M., Sleeman, K. E., Oluyase, A. O., Chambers, R. L., Preston, N., Dunleavy, L., Bradshaw, A., Bajwah, S., Murtagh, F. E., Walshe, C., & On behalf of theCovPall study team. (2022). Symptom Control and Survival for People Severely ill With COVID: A Multicentre Cohort Study (CovPall-Symptom). Journal of pain and symptom management, 64(4), 377-390. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2022.06.009Context: Evidence of symptom control outcomes in severe COVID is scant. Objectives: To determine changes in symptoms among people severely ill or dying with COVID supported by palliative care, and associations with treatments and survival. Methods: M... Read More about Symptom Control and Survival for People Severely ill With COVID: A Multicentre Cohort Study (CovPall-Symptom).
Experiences of staff providing specialist palliative care during COVID-19: a multiple qualitative case study (2022)
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Bradshaw, A., Dunleavy, L., Garner, I., Preston, N., Bajwah, S., Cripps, R., Fraser, L. K., Maddocks, M., Hocaoglu, M., Murtagh, F. E., Oluyase, A. O., Sleeman, K. E., Higginson, I. J., Walshe, C., & CovPall study team. (in press). Experiences of staff providing specialist palliative care during COVID-19: a multiple qualitative case study. Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine, https://doi.org/10.1177/01410768221077366Objective: To explore the experiences of, and impact on, staff working in palliative care during the COVID-19 pandemic. Design: Qualitative multiple case study using semi-structured interviews between November 2020 and April 2021 as part of the CovPa... Read More about Experiences of staff providing specialist palliative care during COVID-19: a multiple qualitative case study.
Understanding the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on delivery of rehabilitation in specialist palliative care services: An analysis of the CovPall-Rehab survey data (2021)
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Bayly, J., Bradshaw, A., Fettes, L., Omarjee, M., Talbot-Rice, H., Walshe, C., Sleeman, K. E., Bajwah, S., Dunleavy, L., Hocaoglu, M., Oluyase, A., Garner, I., Cripps, R. L., Preston, N., Fraser, L. K., Murtagh, F. E., Higginson, I. J., & Maddocks, M. (in press). Understanding the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on delivery of rehabilitation in specialist palliative care services: An analysis of the CovPall-Rehab survey data. Palliative medicine, https://doi.org/10.1177/02692163211063397Background: Palliative rehabilitation involves multi-professional processes and interventions aimed at optimising patients’ symptom self-management, independence and social participation throughout advanced illness. Rehabilitation services were highl... Read More about Understanding the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on delivery of rehabilitation in specialist palliative care services: An analysis of the CovPall-Rehab survey data.
Change in Activity of Palliative Care Services during the Covid-19 Pandemic: A Multinational Survey (CovPall) (2021)
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Sleeman, K. E., Cripps, R. L., Murtagh, F. E., Oluyase, A. O., Hocaoglu, M. B., Maddocks, M., Walshe, C., Preston, N., Dunleavy, L., Bradshaw, A., Bajwah, S., Higginson, I. J., Fraser, L. K., & on behalf of the CovPall Study Team. (2022). Change in Activity of Palliative Care Services during the Covid-19 Pandemic: A Multinational Survey (CovPall). Journal of palliative medicine, 25(3), 465-471. https://doi.org/10.1089/jpm.2021.0315Objectives: To identify factors associated with palliative care services being busier during Covid-19. Methods: Cross-sectional online survey of UK palliative care services (April to July 2020) (CovPall). Ethical approval was received from King's Col... Read More about Change in Activity of Palliative Care Services during the Covid-19 Pandemic: A Multinational Survey (CovPall).
Prohibit, Protect, or Adapt? The Changing Role of Volunteers in Palliative and Hospice Care Services During the COVID-19 Pandemic. A Multinational Survey (Covpall) (2021)
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Walshe, C., Garner, I., Dunleavy, L., Preston, N., Bradshaw, A., Cripps, R. L., Bajwah, S., Sleeman, K. E., Hocaoglu, M., Maddocks, M., Murtagh, F. E., Oluyase, A. O., Fraser, L. K., & Higginson, I. J. (2022). Prohibit, Protect, or Adapt? The Changing Role of Volunteers in Palliative and Hospice Care Services During the COVID-19 Pandemic. A Multinational Survey (Covpall). International Journal of Health Policy and Management, 11(10), 2146-2154. https://doi.org/10.34172/ijhpm.2021.128Background: Volunteers are common within palliative care services, and provide support that enhances care quality. The support they provided, and any role changes, during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic are unknown. The aim of this s... Read More about Prohibit, Protect, or Adapt? The Changing Role of Volunteers in Palliative and Hospice Care Services During the COVID-19 Pandemic. A Multinational Survey (Covpall).
Understanding and addressing challenges for advance care planning in the COVID-19 pandemic: An analysis of the UK CovPall survey data from specialist palliative care services (2021)
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Bradshaw, A., Dunleavy, L., Walshe, C., Preston, N., Cripps, R. L., Hocaoglu, M., Bajwah, S., Maddocks, M., Oluyase, A. O., Sleeman, K., Higginson, I. J., Fraser, L., & Murtagh, F. (2021). Understanding and addressing challenges for advance care planning in the COVID-19 pandemic: An analysis of the UK CovPall survey data from specialist palliative care services. Palliative medicine, 35(7), 1225-1237. https://doi.org/10.1177/02692163211017387Background: Specialist palliative care services play an important role in conducting advance care planning during COVID-19. Little is known about the challenges to advance care planning in this context, or the changes services made to adapt. Aim: Des... Read More about Understanding and addressing challenges for advance care planning in the COVID-19 pandemic: An analysis of the UK CovPall survey data from specialist palliative care services.
‘Necessity is the mother of invention’: Specialist palliative care service innovation and practice change in response to COVID-19. Results from a multinational survey (CovPall) (2021)
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Dunleavy, L., Preston, N., Bajwah, S., Bradshaw, A., Cripps, R., Fraser, L. K., Maddocks, M., Hocaoglu, M., Murtagh, F. E., Oluyase, A. O., Sleeman, K. E., Higginson, I. J., & Walshe, C. (2021). ‘Necessity is the mother of invention’: Specialist palliative care service innovation and practice change in response to COVID-19. Results from a multinational survey (CovPall). Palliative medicine, 35(5), 814-829. https://doi.org/10.1177/02692163211000660Background: Specialist palliative care services have a key role in a whole system response to COVID-19, a disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus. There is a need to understand service response to share good practice and prepare for future care. Aim:... Read More about ‘Necessity is the mother of invention’: Specialist palliative care service innovation and practice change in response to COVID-19. Results from a multinational survey (CovPall).
The challenges of caring for people dying from COVID-19: a multinational, observational study (CovPall) (2021)
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Oluyase, A. O., Hocaoglu, M., Cripps, R. L., Maddocks, M., Walshe, C., Fraser, L. K., Preston, N., Dunleavy, L., Bradshaw, A., Murtagh, F. E., Bajwah, S., Sleeman, K. E., & Higginson, I. J. (in press). The challenges of caring for people dying from COVID-19: a multinational, observational study (CovPall). Journal of pain and symptom management, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2021.01.138Context: Systematic data on the care of people dying with COVID-19 are scarce. Objectives: To understand the response of and challenges faced by palliative care services during the COVID-19 pandemic, and identify associated factors. Methods: We surve... Read More about The challenges of caring for people dying from COVID-19: a multinational, observational study (CovPall).