Research projects

Project Ref.

Project Title Programme Lead & Others Involved
P003 Assessing attitude towards invasive neuro-destructive procedures in cancer pain management using a delphi process (INPIC Study)

Matt Makin

M Poolman, R Makin

P022 Opioid Dose Escalation in the Last Days of Life

Matt Makin 

R Philp, M Poolman, N Martin

P006 Best Supportive Care for Adults with Lung Cancer

Barbara Jack

R Dickinson, J Stevenson

P027 Preferred Place of death:  An exploratory study investigatin why patients do not die at home

Barbara Jack

M O'Brien

P007 Medical Students and their attitudes to death, dying and working in palliative care

Stephen Mason

J Ellershaw

P034 An evaluation of a 2-day education programme in promoting knowledge and confidence in practice of palliative care for hospital nurses

Stephen Mason

T Hutchison

P041 National Care of the Dying Audit - Hospitals (NCDAH) 2008/2009

Maureen Gambles

T McGlinchey, D Murphy, J Ellershaw

P044 Examining the experiences of qualified nurses in caring for patients with learning disabilities in the acute hospital setting: A Pilot Study

Maureen Gambles

M Cooper

P045 Compatibility of Drugs for CSCI

Andrew Dickman

J Ellershaw

P049 Improving cancer pain management at home:  Exploring the potential of community pharmacists

Andrew Dickman

 

P046 Resilience of family carers of people with dementia

Jan Ablett

 

P016 Implementation of the LCP for patients with Renal Failure

Deborah Murphy

K Richardson, T McGlinchey, J Ellershaw

P017 Implementation of the LCP in Paediatrics

Deborah Murphy

M Gambles, K Richardson, L Brook, M Barber, D Murphy, T McGlinchey, J Ellershaw

P018 Implementation of the LCP in ICU

Deborah Murphy

L Chapman, P Saltmarsh,    J Ellershaw, J Harper, D Parsons

P031 Implementing the Liverpool Care Pathway (LCP) as part of a Continuous Quality Improvement Programme for Care of the Dying in BUPA Care Homes

Deborah Murphy

M Gambles, J Howard, S Phillips, M Bolger, J Ellershaw

P032 A National Pilot for implementing the Liverpool Care Pathway Framework in Dementia Care (with BUPA)

Deborah Murphy

M Gambles, J Howard, S Phillips, M Bolger, J Ellershaw

P033 Building the capacity of the workforce through palliative care education

Deborah Murphy

M Gambles, J Howard, S Phillips, M Bolger, J Ellershaw

P024 Development and Evaluation of an Educational Toolkit to underpin the implementation and sustainability of the Liverpool Care of the Dying Pathway (LCP)

Deborah Murphy

RM Smeding, L Cannell, A Roberts, M Bolger, R Agar, M Gambles, T McGlinchey, R Flockton, C Mayland, J Ellershaw

P020 How well do we care for dying patients? Assessing relatives perceptions regarding quality of care at the end of life

John Ellershaw

C Mayland, E Williams, J Addington-Hall

P036 Archimedes Phase 3 Drug Trial of Nasal Alfentanyl

John Ellershaw

L Allsopp, A Dickman

P039 Does Institutionalisation of cancer pain assessment improve cancer pain control?

John Ellershaw

M Fallon, A Coackley

P040 OPCARE9 – A European Collaboration to optimise research for the care of cancer patients in the last days of life

John Ellershaw

M Gambles, RM Smeding, D Murphy, J Dowson, Colleagues from 8 other countries

P042 Diagnosing dying: Exploring the process of how palliative care professionals recognise the dying phase of life

John Ellershaw

R Latten, E Williams, M Gambles

P047 Evaluation of the LCP in ICU seetings and Nursing Home settings

John Ellershaw

M Gambles, E Perkins

P048 Regional re-audit of sexual health in Palliative Care (NW Audit Group)

John Ellershaw

 

 

For more information about these projects, please contact Sian Edwards on sian.edwards@liverpool.ac.uk