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Policy Research Unit in Palliative and End of Life Care

LEAD RESEARCHERS

Fliss Murtagh

Professor Fliss Murtagh

Professor in Palliative Care

TIME FRAME

2024 - 2026

FUNDED BY

COLLABORATORS

About this project

Working in partnership to improve Palliative and End of Life Care.

The Policy Research Unit will undertake a core programme of policy research, informed by current and future needs of patients and their families/carers. The Policy Research Unit will also have a Rapid Response facility that delivers timely, high- quality evidence summaries tailored to policymakers' needs. The Policy Research Unit will deliver findings directly to users of the research (particularly policymakers) through a range of outputs including policy briefings, reports and academic papers, workshops, public events (in person and online) and symposia.

The Policy Research Unit is a collaboration - co-led by Hull York Medical School at the University of Hull and King's College London, working with the International Observatory on End of Life Care at Lancaster University, and partners from other universities.

Professor Fliss Murtagh, with Professor Katherine Sleeman from King's College London will co-lead the Policy Research Unit in Palliative and End of Life Care.

This is an excellent opportunity to deliver robust policy-related evidence to inform policy and improve care for those with advanced illness and their families.

More information on the NIHR website

Projects

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

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