Research projects
| Project Title | Project Reference | Programme Leads | People Involved | Outputs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Supra-Regional Audit on Constipation for the Merseyside and Cheshire Palliative Care Network | P037 | Clare Littlewood | Brooks M, Littlewood C, Makin M, Duddle C, Dickman A | Published articles/chapters, Conference presentations |
| Assessing attitudes towards invasive neuro-destructive procedures in cancer pain management using a Delphi process (the INPIC study) | P003 | Matt Makin | Makin M, Poolman M, Makin R | Published articles/chapters, Conference presentations |
| Opioid Dose Escalation in the Last Days of Life | P022 | Matt Makin | Makin M, Philp R, Poolman M, Martin N | Published articles/chapters, Conference presentations |
| Best Supportive Care for Adults with Lung Cancer | P006 | Barbara Jack | Jack B, Dickinson R, Stevenson J | Published articles/chapters, Conference presentations |
| Preferred Place of death: An exploratory study investigating why patients do not die at home | P027 | Barbara Jack | Jack B, O’Brien M | Published articles/chapters, Conference presentations |
| Medical Students and their attitudes to death, dying and working in palliative care | P007 | Stephen Mason | Mason S, Ellershaw J | Published articles/chapters, Conference presentations |
| An evaluation of a 2-day education programme in promoting knowledge and confidence in the practice of palliative care for hospital nurses | P034 | Stephen Mason | Hutchison T, Mason S | Published articles/chapters, Conference presentations |
| National Care of the Dying Audit – Hospitals (2006/2007) | P012 | Maureen Gambles | Gambles M, McGlinchey T, Murphy D, Ellershaw J | Published articles/chapters, Conference presentations |
| National Care of the Dying Audit – Hospitals (2008/2009) | P041 | Maureen Gambles | Gambles M, McGlinchey T, Murphy D, Ellershaw J | Published articles/chapters, Conference presentations |
| Examining the experiences of qualified nurses in caring for patients with learning disabilities in the acute hospital setting: A Pilot study | P043 | Maureen Gambles | Cooper M, Gambles M | Published articles/chapters, Conference presentations |
| Implementation of the LCP for patients with Heart Failure | P015 | Deborah Murphy | Gambles M, Richardson K, McGlinchey T, Murphy D, Ellershaw J | Published articles/chapters, Conference presentations |
| Implementation of the LCP for patients with Renal Failure | P016 | Deborah Murphy | Gambles M, Richardson K, McGlinchey T, Murphy D, Ellershaw J | Published articles/chapters, Conference presentations |
| Implementation of the LCP in Paediatrics | P017 | Deborah Murphy | Gambles M, Richardson K, Brook L, Barber M, Murphy D, McGlinchey T, Ellershaw J | Published articles/chapters, Conference presentations |
| Implementation of the LCP in ICU | P018 | Deborah Murphy | Chapman L, Saltmarsh P, Murphy D, Ellershaw J, Harper J | Published articles/chapters, Conference presentations |
| Implementing the Liverpool Care Pathway (LCP) as part of a Continuous Quality Improvement Programme for Care of the Dying in BUPA Care Homes | P031 | Deborah Murphy | Ellershaw J, Murphy D, Gambles M, Phillips S, Howard J, Bolger M | Published articles/chapters, Conference presentations |
| A National Pilot for implementing the Liverpool Care Pathway Framework in Dementia Care | P032 | Deborah Murphy | Ellershaw J, Murphy D, Gambles M, Phillips S, Howard J, Bolger M | Published articles/chapters, Conference presentations |
| Building the capacity of the workforce through palliative care education | P033 | Deborah Murphy | Ellershaw J, Murphy D, Gambles M, Phillips S, Howard J, Bolger M | Published articles/chapters, Conference presentations |
| Development and Evaluation of an Educational Toolkit to underpin the implementation and sustainability of the Liverpool Care of the Dying Pathway (LCP) | P024 | Deborah Murphy | Smeding RM, Jones L, Roberts A, Murphy D, Bolger M, Agar R, McGlinchey T, Gambles M, Ellershaw J, Flockton R, Mayland C | Published articles/chapters, Conference presentations |
| A Longitudinal Study of Quality of Life in patients with MND and the influence of current care practice | P008 | John Ellershaw | Hugel H, Grundy N, Young CA, Ellershaw J | Published articles/chapters, Conference presentations |
| How well do we care for dying patients? Assessing relatives perceptions regarding quality of care at the end of life | P020 | John Ellershaw | Mayland C, Williams E, Addington-Hall J, Ellershaw J | Published articles/chapters, Conference presentations |
| Archimedes Phase 3 Drug Trial using Nasal Alfentanyl | P036 | John Ellershaw | Allsopp L, Ellershaw JE, Dickman A | Published articles/chapters, Conference presentations |
| Does the Institutionalisation of Cancer Pain Assessment Improve Cancer Pain Control (CRUK funded) | P039 | John Ellershaw | Fallon M, Coackley A, Ellershaw JE | Published articles/chapters, Conference presentations |
| OPCARE9 – A European Collaboration to optimise research for the care of cancer patients in the last days of life | P040 | John Ellershaw | Gambles M, Ellershaw JE, Murphy D, Dowson J, Smeding R, | Published articles/chapters, Conference presentations |
| “Diagnosing dying: Exploring the process of how palliative care professionals recognise the dying phase of life” | P042 | John Ellershaw | Latten R, Ellershaw JE, Williams EMI, Gambles M | Published articles/chapters, Conference presentations |
| Regional Audit- Management of major haemorrhage | P043 | John Ellershaw | Bonwick H, Roberts A, Howard J, Mayland CR | |
| ICU & Nursing home evaluation of LCP implementation | P047 | John Ellershaw | J Ellershaw, E Perkins | |
| Compatibility of Drugs for CSCI | P045 | A Dickman | Dickman A, Ellershaw J | |
| Resilience in family carers of people with dementia | P046 | J Ablett | J Ablett, J Ellershaw, P Salmon, D Powell, J Dickson, D Powel, S Sidkar |
For more information about these projects, please contact Judith Broadfoot.



