Executive summary The story of dying in the 21st century is a story of paradox. While many
people are overtreated in hospitals with families and communities relegated to the margins …

Spain's Programa AGUA was proposed in 2004 as a replacement for the Spanish National
Hydrological Plan and represented a fundamental policy shift in national water management …

Background Hospitalisation during the last weeks of life when there is no medical need or
desire to be there is distressing and expensive. This study sought palliative care initiatives …

Background: Understanding service provision for patients with advanced disease is a
research priority, with a need to identify barriers that limit widespread integration of palliative …

Background Little is known about the role of geographic access to inpatient palliative and
end of life care (PEoLC) facilities in place of death and how geographic access varies by …

" The UK's Changing Democracy presents a uniquely democratic perspective on all aspects
of UK politics, at the centre in Westminster and Whitehall, and in all the devolved nations …

Background The management of aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (aSAH) has
changed dramatically in the last few decades with the publication of a few major studies …

How a society responds to death is perhaps the best measure of its health. Ivan Illich, the
scourge of modern medicine, argued that “A society's image of death reveals the level of …

Background There is much variation in hospice use with respect to geographic factors such
as area-based deprivation, location of patient's residence and proximity to services location …

Key messages As misinformation takes on new and viral forms in the digital age, teaching
children how to identify it has become urgent. But while digital literacy is crucial, there is no …