Research publications

End 2010 / 2011 (most recent at top)

Murphy D. (2011) ‘The Liverpool Care Pathway provides clarity and focus; communication, care and compassion come from you’ International Journal of Palliative Nursing. 17 (11) p. 529.

Chapman L. & Ellershaw J. (2011) ‘Care in the last hours and days of life’ Medicine. 39 (11) pp. 674-677.

Mayland C, Williams E and Ellershaw J (2011) ‘Assessing quality of care of the dying: the development and initial validation of a postal self-completion questionnaire for bereaved relatives’ Palliative Medicine, 1 November 2011. DOI: 10.1177/0269216311424953.

N.J.H Raijmakers, L van Zuylen, M Costantini, A Caraceni, J Clark, G De Simone, G Lundquist, R Voltz, JE Ellershaw & A van der Heide, on behalf of OPCARE9 (2011) Issues and needs in end of life decision making: an international modified Delphi Study.  Palliative Medicine, published online 3 October 2011, DOI: 10.1177/0269216311423794

Bennett M.J., Bagnall A., Raine G., Blenkinsopp A., Dickman A. & Ellershaw J. (2011) ‘Educational interventions by pharmacists to patients with chronic pain: systematic review and meta-analysis’ Clinical Journal of Pain. 27 (7) pp. 623-630.

Ellershaw J. & Hayes A. (2011) ‘Improving the care of dying patients in hospitals’ [Editorial] British Journal of Hospital Medicine. 72 (8) pp. 424-425.

Variation in attitudes towards artificial hydration at the end of life.  A systematic literature reviewN Raijmakers, S Fradsham, L van Zuylen, C Mayland, JE Ellershaw, A van der Heide - on behalf of OPCARE9. Curr Opin Support Palliat Care 2011 Jul 6. [Epub ahead of print]

Kris Vanhaecht, John Ovretveit, Martin J. Elliott, Walter Sermeus, John E. Ellershaw, and Massimiliano Panella (2011) Have We Drawn the Wrong Conclusions About the Value of Care Pathways? Is a Cochrane Review Appropriate? Eval Health Prof, first published on June 27, 2011 as doi:10.1177/0163278711408293
http://ehp.sagepub.com/content/early/2011/06/25/0163278711408293.abstract

Nolan S., Saltmarsh P. & Leget C. (2011) 'Spiritual care in palliative care: working towards an EAPC Task Force' European Journal of Palliative Care 18 (2) pp. 86-89

N. J. H. Raijmakers, L. van Zuylen, M. Costantini, A. Caraceni, J. Clark, G. Lundquist, R. Voltz, J. E. Ellershaw & A. van der Heide, on behalf of OPCARE (2011) 'Artificial nutrition and hydration in the last week of life in cancer patients. A systematic literature review of practices and effects' Annals of Oncology published online January 3, 2011 doi:10.1093/annonc/mdq620

Dickman A (2011) Integrated strategies for the successful management of breakthrough cancer pain, Current Opinion in Supportive & Palliative Care 5(1), 8-14

Ellershaw J & Wilkinson S (2^nd Edition) (2010) Care of the Dying: A pathway to excellence. Oxford: University Press

Radbruch L., Torres L.M., Ellershaw J.E., Gatti A., Luis Lerzo G., Revnic J. & Taylor D. (2011) 'Long-term tolerability, efficacy and aceptability of fentanyl pectin nasal spray for breakthrough cancer pain' Supportive Care in Cancer 22 March doi:10.1007/s00520-011-1124-x [epub ahead of print]

Wilkinson S, Linsell L,  Blanchard K , Roberts A (2010) Effectiveness of a three-day Training the Trainers Course in Improving Participants' Confidence in Teaching Communication Skills Courses to Senior Healthcare Professionals Working with Cancer Patients. Recent Advances and Research Updates ISSN-0972-4699. Vol 11  N0 3  331- 346 October 2010

Elsner F, Centeno C, De Conno F, Ellershaw JE, Eychmuller S, Filbet M, Kaasa S, Larkin P – Recommendations of the European Association for Palliative Care fort eh development of postgraduate curricula leading to certification in Palliative Medicine.  Reports of the EAPC Task Force on Medical Education, Milan 2007 – permission to produce this in article in Spanish in the Medicina Palliative Madrid 2010

Jack B. & O’Brien M. (2010) Dying at home: community nurses' views on the impact of informal carers on cancer patients' place of death, European Journal of Cancer Care 19(5), 636–642

 

2010

Jack B. & O’Brien M. (2010) Dying at home: community nurses' views on the impact of informal carers on cancer patients' place of death, European Journal of Cancer Care 19(5), 636–642

Dickman A. (2010) Drugs in palliative care. Oxford: Oxford University Press.

Dickman A. (2010) 'The place of the pharmacist in the palliative care team' European Journal of Palliative Care 17(3) pp. 133-135.

Ellershaw J, Dewar S, Murphy D. (2010) 'Achieving a good death for all' British Medical Journal 341.doi:10.1136/bmj.c4861 [published 16 September 2010]

Jack B. (2010) 'Giving them a voice: the value of qualitative research' Nurse Researcher 17(3) pp. 17-25.

Jack B, Boland A, Dickson R, Stevenson J, McLeod C. (2010) 'Best supportive care in lung cancer trials is adequately described: a systematic review' European Journal of Cancer Care 19(3) pp. 292-301.

Mason S, Ellershaw J. (2010) 'Undergraduate training in palliative medicine: is more necessarily better?' Palliative Medicine 24(3) pp. 306-309.

O'Brien M, Jack B. (2010) 'Barriers to dying at home: the impact of poor coordination of community service provision for patients with cancer' Journal of Health and Social Care in the Community 18(4) pp. 337-345.

Raijmakers N, van Zuylen L, Costantini M, Caraceni A, Clark J, Lundquist G, Voltz R, Ellershaw JE, van der Heide A. (2010) 'Artificial nutrition and hydration in the last week of life in cancer patients: a systematic literature review of practices and effects' Annals of Oncology [in press]

 

2009 

Chapman L. (2009) 'The Liverpool Care Pathway for the Dying Patient: what is its role in the intensive care unit?' European Journal of Palliative Care 16(3) pp. 116-119.

Davies AN, Dickman A, Reid C, Stevens AM, Zeppetella G. (2009) 'The management of cancer-related breakthrough pain: recommendations of a task group of the Science Committee of the Association for Palliative Medicine of Great Britain and Ireland' European Journal of Pain 13(4) pp. 331-338.

Douglas C, Murtagh FE, Chambers EJ, Howse M, Ellershaw J. (2009) 'Symptom management for the adult patient dying with advanced chronic kidney disease: a review of the literature and development of evidence-based guidelines by a United Kingdom Expert Consensus Group' Palliative Medicine 23(2) pp. 103-110.

Gambles M, McGlinchey T, Aldridge J, Murphy D, Ellershaw J. (2009) 'Continuous quality improvement in care of the dying with the Liverpool Care Pathway for the Dying Patient' International Journal of Care Pathways 13(2) pp. 51-56.

Jack BA, Littlewood C, Eve A, Murphy D, Khatri A, Ellershaw JE. (2009) 'Reflecting the scope and work of palliative care teams today: an action research project to modernise a national minimum data set' Palliative Medicine 23(1) pp.80-86.

Mitford A, Mason S. (2009) 'Use of microsurgery in lymphoedema management' European Journal Of Palliative Care 16(1) pp. 12-15.

McLeod C, Bagust A, Boland A, Hockenhull J, Dundar Y, Proudlove C, Davis H, Green J, Macbeth F, Stevenson J, Walley T, Dickson R (2009) 'Erlotinib for the treatment of relapsed non-small cell lung cancer' Health Technol Assess. Jun;13 Suppl 1:41-7.

2008 

Chapman L, Ellershaw JE. (2008) 'Palliative care approach can provide safeguards for end of life care on theintensive care Critical Care Medicine 36(8) p. 2485. 

Davies AN, Dickman A, Reid C, Stevens AM, Zeppettella G. (2008) 'Breakthrough cancer pain' British Medical Journal 337(a2689) p. 1252.

Dickman A. (2008) 'Choosing over the counter analgesics' The Pharmaceutical Journal 281 pp. 631-634.

Dickman A, Simpson K. (eds)(2008) Chronic Pain. Oxford: Oxford University Press.

Dickman A. (2008) 'Personalising OTC analgesia' The Pharmaceutical Journal 281 pp.701-704.

Dickman A. (2008) The Clinical Pharmacist’ in Palliative Medicine – eds Walsh D, Caraceni A, Fainsinger R, Foley K, Glare P, Goh C, Lloyd-Williams M, Olarte J, Radbruch L. Elsevier

Douglas C, Murtagh F, Ellershaw J. (2008) 'Symptom Control for patients dying with advanced CKD' European Journal of Palliative Care 15(6) pp. 268-271.

Ellershaw JE, Smith J, Murdoch-Eaton D, Stark P. (2008) 'Workshop Report: Developing a Common Vision, the Development and Delivery of the Student Selected Components (SSCs) of the Medical Undergraduate Curriculum' Issues and News on Learning and Teaching in Medicine, Dentistry and Veterinary Medicine 01.17 pp. 26-29.

Ellershaw J, Gambles M, McGlinchey T. (2008) 'Benchmarking: a useful tool for informing and improving care of the dying?' Supportive Care in Cancer 16(7) pp. 813-819.

Ellershaw JE, Gambles M, Mayland C. (2008) 'Standards of Care' In: Walsh D, Caraceni A, Fainsinger R, Foley K, Glare P, Goh C, Lloyd-Williams M, Olarte J, Radbruch L. (eds) Palliative Medicine Philadelphia: Saunders. 

Ellershaw JE, Stevenson J. (2008) 'Prognostication in the Imminently Dying Patient' In: Glare P, Christakis C. (eds) Prognosis in Advanced Cancer, Oxford: Oxford University Press.

Jack BA, Merriman A. (2008) 'Dying without pain: evaluating the impact of nurses prescribing morphine in Uganda' European Journal of Palliative Care 15(2) pp. 92-95.

Harper J, Chapman L. (2008) ‘Palliative Care in the Intensive care Unit’ In: Klein A, Vuylsteke A, Nashef SAM. (eds) Core Topics in Cardiothoracic Critical Care Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

Larkin PJ, Sykes NP, Centeno C, Ellershaw JE, Elsner F, Eugene B, Gootjes JR, Nabal M, Noguera A, Ripamonti C, Zucco F, Zuurmond WW. (2008) 'The management of constipation in palliative care: clinical practice recommendations' Palliative Medicine 22(7) pp. 796-807. 

McKeown A, Agar R, Gambles M, Ellershaw JE, Hugel H. (2008) 'Renal failure and specialist palliative care: an assessment of current referral practice' International Journal of Palliative Nursing 14(9) pp. 454-458.

Mason S, Ellershaw JE. (2008) 'Preparing for palliative medicine; evaluation of an education programme for fourth year medical undergraduates' Palliative Medicine 22(6) pp. 687-692.

Mayland CR, Williams EMI, Ellershaw JE. (2008) 'How well do current instruments using bereaved relatives views evaluate care for dying patients?' Palliative Medicine 22(2) pp. 133-144.

Murphy D, Ellershaw J. (2008) 'Le Liverpool Care Pathway for the Dying Patient(LCP)' In: Costantini M, Borreani C, Grubich S. (eds) Migliorare la qualita delle cure di fine vita: un cambiamento e necessario Trento: Centro Studi Erickson.

Wilkinson S, Lockhart K, Gambles M, Storey L (2008) 'Reflexology for symptom relief in patients with cancer' Cancer Nursing 31(5) pp. 354-360.

 

2007

 Ablett J, Jones RSP. (2007) 'Resilience and well-being in palliative care staff: a qualitative study of hospice nurses' experiences of work' Psycho-oncology 16(8) pp. 733-740.

Chapman L, Groves K. (2007) 'Is integrated specialist palliative care a myth?' European Journal of Palliative Care 14(1) pp. 26-28.

Coackley A, Ellershaw J. (2007) 'The terminal phase' Medicine 36(2) pp. 105-108.

Dickman A. (2007) 'Chronic pain management: advances' The Pharmaceutical Journal 279 p. 354.

Dickman A. (2007) 'Opioid Analgesics in Palliative Care' Pharmaceutical Journal 287 pp.745-748.

Dickman A. (2007) 'Pain in Palliative Care: A Review' Pharmaceutical Journal 287 pp. 679-682.

Dickman A. (2007) 'Tramadol: a review of this atypical opioid' European Journal of Palliative Care 14(5) pp. 181-185.

Douglas C, Murtagh F, Ellershaw J. (2007) 'Symptom control for patients dying with advanced chronic kidney disease' British Journal of Renal Medicine 13(1) pp. 25-27.

Ellershaw JE. (2007) ' Care of the dying: what a difference an LCP makes!' Palliative Medicine 21(5) pp. 365-368.

Flockton RJ, Dickman A, Ellershaw JE. (2007) 'Letter to the editor - Use of nebulised adrenaline in the management of steroid-resistant stridor' Palliative Medicine 21(8) pp. 723-724.

Jones J, Whitby E, & Gollop R. (2007) View from the top: opening the box on sustainability and spread. In: Buchanan DA, Fitzgerald L & Ketley D The Sustainability and Spread of Organizational Change Routledge GB

Roberts A, Gambles M. (2007) 'The Liverpool Care Pathway (LCP) for the dying patient' In: Kinghorn S, Gaines, S. (eds) Palliative Nursing - Improving end-of-life care. 2nd ed. Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone/Elsevier Ltd.

Robinson L, Drewery S, Ellershaw J, Smith J, Whittle S, Murdoch-Eaton D. (2007) 'Research governance: impeding both research and teaching? A survey of impact on undergraduate research opportunities' Medical Education 41(8) pp. 729-736. 

Whitby E, Gollop R. (2007) 'Sustaining and spreading change: the cancer collaborative case experience' In: Buchanan DA, Fitzgerald L, Ketley D. The Sustainability and Spread of Organizational Change Routledge, GB

Whitby E, Gollop R, Buchanan DA. (2007) Researching major change: issues and dilemmas. In: Buchanan DA, Fitzgerald L & Ketley D The Sustainability and Spread of Organizational Change London: Routledge.

 

2006

Ellershaw JE. (2006) 'Integrated Care Pathways' In: Cooper J. (ed) Stepping into Palliative Care 1: Relationships and Responses 2nd ed. London: Radcliffe Medical Press.

Ellershaw J, Murphy D. 'Caring for someone who is dying (LCP)' In: Beckerman D.(ed) (2006) How to have a good death: preparing and planning with informed choices and practical advice. London: Dorling Kindersley.

Ellershaw J, Stevenson J. 'How do people die' In: Beckerman D. (ed) (2006) How to have a good death: preparing and planning with informed choices and practical advice. London: Dorling Kindersley.

Gambles M, Stirzaker S, Jack B, Ellershaw JE. (2006) 'The Liverpool Care Pathway in Hospices: An exploratory study of doctor and nurse perceptions' International Journal of Palliative Nursing 12(9) pp. 414-421. 

Hugel H, Ellershaw J, Gambles M. (2006) 'Respiratory Tract Secretions in the Dying Patient: A Comparison between Glycopyrronium and Hyoscine Hydrobromide' Journal of Palliative Medicine 9(2) pp. 279-284.

Matthews KE, Gambles M, Brook L, Ellershaw JE, Hodgson A, Barber M, Williams M (2006) 'Developing the Liverpool Care Pathway for the Dying Child' Paediatric Nursing 18(1) pp. 18-21.

Swart S, Van Veluw H, Van Zuylen L, Gambles M, Ellershaw J. (2006) 'Dutch experiences with the Liverpool Care Pathway' European Journal of Palliative Care 13(4) pp. 156-159.

The National Council for Palliative Care (2006) Changing Gear: Guidelines for Managing the Last Days of Life in Adults. London: The National Council for Palliative Care.

Veerbeek L, Van Zuylen L, Gambles M, Swart S, Van Der Heide A, Van Der Rijt C, Ellershaw J. (2006) 'Audit of the Liverpool Care Pathway for the Dying Patient in a Dutch Cancer Hospital' Journal of Palliative Care 22(4) pp. 305-308.

 

2005

Beattie JM, Connolly MJ, Ellershaw JE. (2005) 'Deactivating implantable cardioverter defibrillators' Annals of Internal Medicine 143(9) pp. 690-691.

Dickman A, Schneider J, Varga J. (2005) The Syringe Driver: continuous subcutaneous infusions in palliative care. 2nd ed. Oxford: Oxford University Press.

Ellershaw JE, Murphy D. (2005) 'The Liverpool Care Pathway (LCP) influencing the UK national agenda on care of the dying' International Journal of Palliative Nursing 11(3) pp.132-134.

Gambles M, Jack B, Ellershaw J. (2005) 'Authors Reply to: The Liverpool Care Pathway: its impact on improving the care of the dying' Age and Ageing 34(2) pp. 198-199.

Stark P, Ellershaw J, Newble D, Perry M, Robinson L, Smith J, Whittle S. (2005) 'Student selected components in the undergraduate medical curriculum: a multi- institutional consensus on assessable key tasks' Medical Teacher 27(8) pp. 720-725. 

 

2004

Dickman A, Ellershaw J. (2004)'NSAIDs:gastroprotection or selective COX-2 inhibitor?' Palliative Medicine 18(4) pp. 275-286.

Ellershaw J. (2004) Chapter 12 In: Booth S, Bruera E. (eds) Palliative Care Consultations in Gynaecology. Oxford: Oxford University Press.

Ellershaw JE, Garrard E. (2004) 'Ethical issues in palliative care' Medicine 32(4) pp. 27-31. 

Hugel H, Ellershaw J, Cook l, Skinner J, Irvine C. (2004) 'The prevalence, key causes and management of insomnia in palliative care' Journal of Pain and Symptom Management 27(4) pp. 316-322.

Jack B, Brown J, Chapman T. (2004) 'Ward managers' perceptions of the role of Health Care Assistants' British Journal of Nursing 13(5) pp. 270-275.

Jack B, Gambles M, Saltmarsh P, Murphy D, Hutchison T, Ellershaw J. (2004) 'Enhancing hospital nurses' knowledge of palliative care: a network nurse programme' International Journal of Palliative Nursing 10(10) pp. 502-506.

Jack BA, Hendry C, Topping A. (2004) 'Third year student nurses perceptions of the role and impact of clinical nurse specialists: a multi-centred descriptive survey' Clinical Effectiveness in Nursing 8(1) pp. 39-46.

Jack BA, Williams A, Hillier V, Oldham J. (2004) 'Hospital based palliative care teams improve the insight of cancer patients' Palliative Medicine 18(1) pp. 46-52.

Jack C, Jones L, Jack B, Gambles M, Murphy D, Ellershaw J. (2004) 'Towards a good death: the impact of the Care of the Dying Pathway in an acute Stroke Unit' Age and Ageing 33(6) pp. 625-626.

Mason S, Ellershaw J. (2004) 'Assessing undergraduate palliative care education: validity and reliability of two scales examining perceived efficacy and outcome expectancies in palliative care' Medical Education 38(10) pp. 1103-1110.

Mayland CR, Mason S. (2004) 'Suicidal intent in the palliative care setting' Journal of Palliative Care 20(2) pp. 19-20.

Murdoch-Eaton D, Ellershaw J, Garden A, Newble D, Perry M, Robinson L, Smith J, Stark P, Whittle S. (2004) 'Student-selected components in the undergraduate medical curriculum: a multi-institutional consensus on purpose' Medical Teaching26(1) pp. 33-8.

Murphy D, Ellershaw J, Jack B, Gambles M, Saltmarsh P. (2004) 'The Liverpool Care Pathway for the Rapid Discharge home of the dying patient' Journal of Integrated Care Pathways 8(3) pp. 127-128.