Costs and cost-effectiveness of adult palliative and end-of-life care
What do we know about formal healthcare costs in the last year of life for adults in the UK, and how do palliative care and end-of-life care interventions impact upon costs, cost-effectiveness and healthcare utilisation?
- Led by Professor Fliss Murtagh (University of Hull), with Gemma Clarke (University of Leeds), September 2024 – March 2025
Output: Executive Summary
Reduced emergency hospital admissions
Which primary care activities are associated with reduced emergency hospital admissions in the last months of life, and for whom are these activities likely to be most effective?
- Led by Professor Katherine Sleeman (Kings College London), January 2024 - December 2025
Sustainable care into the future
Sustainable care into the future: the roles and contributions of district and community nurses in palliative and end-of-life care for adults in home and community settings.
- Led by Professor Fliss Murtagh (University of Hull), January 2024 – December 2025
Better provision for minoritised ethnic groups
How can palliative and end-of-life care be better provided for people from minoritised ethnic groups? A realist approach to understand what works, for whom, and in what circumstances to create whole systems policy solutions for practice.
- Led by Professor Catherine Walshe (Lancaster University), February 2024 – February 2026