Consortium as a whole

The countries represented within the proposed consortium are diverse in terms of their history, culture and the organisation of their healthcare services, particularly care of the dying. The collaboration is effectively an extension of an already successful collaboration of clinicians and researchers that developed through a joint interest and expertise in care of the dying. The main thrust of collaboration has, to date, been around the translation of the LCP into different languages and for use in different healthcare cultures. Undertaking such work has illustrated a need to understand more about the final days of life from a patient, carer and healthcare perspective in a variety of healthcare settings, in a variety of healthcare cultures. The members of the proposed collaboration for this project have a successful track record of research, service improvement, management and clinical expertise in this area of care and are thus well placed to engage in the planned rigorous evaluation of current evidence and practice to underpin improvements in the quality of care for cancer patients in the last days of life.

The countries / partners involved are outlined individually on the left hand side, and a map of their location can be viewed by clicking on the powerpoint presentation below:

OPCARE9 Partners / Countries