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Prof Katherine Sleeman
@katherinesleeman.bsky.social
Laing Galazka Chair in palliative care at King’s College London. Consultant in palliative medicine.
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Improving palliative and end-of-life care has never been more important.

I am thrilled to announce the Impact Centre for Palliative and End-of-Life Care, which will accelerate better care for dying people by closing the gap between evidence and practice.

www.kcl.ac.uk/news/half-of...
Half of UK adults worried about painful death
Almost half (47%) of UK adults are worried that they or their loved ones will have a painful or undignified death, according to a survey commissioned by King’s College London.
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📣📣📣 FREE webinar on out-of-hours palliative and end of life care

📅 Thursday 5th March 1.00-2.30pm

🖥️ Online via Teams

📊Short talks on the latest research and evidence plus a cross-sector panel discussion

Sign up 👉 www.tickettailor.com/events/facul...

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January 22, 2026 at 11:57 AM
Reposted by Prof Katherine Sleeman
FREE webinar on out-of-hours end-of-life care

📅 Thursday 5th March 1.00-2.30pm

🖥️ Online via Teams

📊Short talks on the latest research & evidence plus a panel discussion - with me, Kate Heaps, Therese Johansson, Joanna Davies and Alice Firth

Sign up: www.tickettailor.com/events/facul...
January 22, 2026 at 8:25 PM
📣📣 New paper!

Continuity of GP care is associated with lower total NHS costs for people with dementia in their last year of life.

Adds to the evidence that continuity of care is:
👉better for patients
👉better for the system

bjgp.org/content/bjgp...
January 22, 2026 at 12:28 PM
📣📣📣 FREE webinar on out-of-hours palliative and end of life care

📅 Thursday 5th March 1.00-2.30pm

🖥️ Online via Teams

📊Short talks on the latest research and evidence plus a cross-sector panel discussion

Sign up 👉 www.tickettailor.com/events/facul...

Info👇
January 22, 2026 at 11:57 AM
New paper on ethnic inequality in place of death, led by Dr Joanna Davies

journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
January 17, 2026 at 4:30 PM
New paper on the assoc btw socioeconomic position and pain at the end of life

👉 lower financial status is associated with being more affected by
pain in the last week of life
👉 the social gradient is steeper in hospitals, and not present in care homes

www.jpain.org/action/showP...
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January 17, 2026 at 4:29 PM
🔔🔔🔔New paper on quality of end of life care

Data from >1,000 bereaved carers in England and Wales

We identify 6 core components of quality of care (which are frequently not achieved)

We provide a model for conceptualising quality in EOL care to guide policy journals.sagepub.com/doi/epub/10....
January 17, 2026 at 4:28 PM
Congratulations to Rachel Chambers on publication of her first PhD paper - a (massive 100-paper) systematic review of the symptoms and concerns of young adults with life limiting conditions. journals.sagepub.com/doi/epub/10....
What are the symptoms and concerns of young adults living with life-limiting conditions and how well are they captured by patient reported outcome measures? A mixed-methods systematic review and frame...
journals.sagepub.com
January 17, 2026 at 4:25 PM
NEW PAPER on knowledge awareness and trust in palliative care

In a UK wide survey, people from minoritised ethnic groups had:
👉Less awareness of palliative care
👉Less accurate knowledge about palliative care
👉Lower trust towards professionals to deliver high-quality EOL care
January 17, 2026 at 4:23 PM
The Health and Social Care Committee’s evaluation of palliative care in England was published yesterday.

It’s hugely important, not least in the context of the assisted dying bill.

It’s had almost no media coverage.

committees.parliament.uk/publications...
November 29, 2025 at 8:52 AM
The report of the House of Lords Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Committee has been published.

Less of a ‘report’ than I was expecting - more a compilation of evidence - but useful nonetheless.

committees.parliament.uk/committee/81...
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Committee - Reports, special reports and government responses - Committees - UK Parliament
Report, special report and government response publications for Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Committee.
committees.parliament.uk
November 11, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Reposted by Prof Katherine Sleeman
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) update

As many will know, the House of  Lords convened a Select Committee to consider the Bill, which heard from witnesses in late October / early November.  It has now finished its evidence sessions.  The transcripts of the oral evidence given by witnesses can…
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) update
As many will know, the House of  Lords convened a Select Committee to consider the Bill, which heard from witnesses in late October / early November.  It has now finished its evidence sessions.  The transcripts of the oral evidence given by witnesses can be found here; their written evidence can be found here.  My oral evidence to the Committee can be found…
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November 6, 2025 at 4:15 PM
“The difference between this [hospice] and the hospital is the dignity”

Thank you Sarah Dawood for writing this important article on dying with dignity - and to the patients and families at St Raphael’s for sharing their experiences.

www.newstatesman.com/spotlight/he...
Dying with dignity
Investment in palliative care is crucial to both easing the burden on hospitals and ensuring terminally ill people can have a good death
www.newstatesman.com
October 31, 2025 at 1:30 PM
The Association for Palliative Medicine has produced a Myth Buster on assisted dying and the Terminally Ill Adults bill.

The debate must be based on evidence, not soundbites and spin.

It’s an essential tool for Peers, journalists and other commentators.

apmonline.org/wp-content/u...
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September 11, 2025 at 10:53 AM
Stimulating and productive meeting today of our NIHR Policy Research Unit in palliative and end of life care. So lucky to work with such brilliant colleagues.

For more info on our work: www.kcl.ac.uk/research/nih...
September 9, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Latest paper from the @mariecurieeolc.bsky.social Better End of Life programme.

Meta-level evidence supporting provision of in-home palliative care, specialist palliative care and integration of primary pall care w specialist support.
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
@palliativemedj.bsky.social
Models, components and outcomes of palliative and end-of-life care provided to adults living at home: A systematic umbrella review of reviews - Sophie Pask, Chukwuebuka Okwuosa, Ahmed Mohamed, Rebecca...
Background: There is growing demand for home-based palliative care because of patient preference, and increased number of deaths. Optimal models for community-b...
journals.sagepub.com
September 6, 2025 at 9:04 AM
🚨Calling UK health and care practitioners!

Please help us shape the work of the new Impact Centre for palliative and end-of-life care.

Survey takes 15 mins to complete.

We especially want to hear from people from Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland 🙏

Survey 👇
📣 Are you a UK-based professional working in palliative or end of life care?

💥 Help shape priorities for the new Impact Centre for Palliative and End-of-Life Care.

We’re inviting health & care professionals & commissioners to complete our Stakeholder Survey

👉 qualtrics.kcl.ac.uk/jfe/form/SV_...
The Impact Centre for Palliative and End-of-Life Care Stakeholder Survey
By completing this survey, you will help shape the priorities for the Impact Centre.
qualtrics.kcl.ac.uk
September 4, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Reposted by Prof Katherine Sleeman
Join us on 21st October for this year’s Cicely Saunders Institute Michal Galazka Study Day!

👉Topic - Delivering Integrated Palliative Care

👉Great speakers - including @drbenbowers.bsky.social Dr Matthew Allsop and Dr Sarah Mitchell

👉In person and online

👉Free!

Registration: shorturl.at/JzMwG
August 22, 2025 at 10:19 AM
Join us on 21st October for this year’s Cicely Saunders Institute Michal Galazka Study Day!

👉Topic - Delivering Integrated Palliative Care

👉Great speakers - including @drbenbowers.bsky.social Dr Matthew Allsop and Dr Sarah Mitchell

👉In person and online

👉Free!

Registration: shorturl.at/JzMwG
August 22, 2025 at 10:19 AM
🔔 We are looking for people aged 18-25 living with complex health conditions to help us with a research study.

📋 The study is about how we measure the symptoms and concerns that matter to you. We’ll pay you £25ph.

📧 Contact Rachel (details below) if you are interested.
August 7, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Our report for the UK Covid Inquiry on palliative and end of life care during the pandemic has been published.

We include 15 recommendations to strengthen palliative and end of life care so it is fit for the future, including future pandemics.

covid19.public-inquiry.uk/documents/in...
July 31, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Reposted by Prof Katherine Sleeman
Please could you help with the Impact Centre for Palliative and End-of-Life Care Stakeholder Survey, colleagues.
Led by @katherinesleeman.bsky.social

Your insights will directly inform the Centre’s plans:

qualtrics.kcl.ac.uk/jfe/form/SV_...
The Impact Centre for Palliative and End-of-Life Care Stakeholder Survey
By completing this survey, you will help shape the priorities for the Impact Centre.
qualtrics.kcl.ac.uk
July 23, 2025 at 8:44 PM
📣 Are you a UK-based professional working in palliative or end of life care?

💥 Help shape priorities for the new Impact Centre for Palliative and End-of-Life Care.

We’re inviting health & care professionals & commissioners to complete our Stakeholder Survey

👉 qualtrics.kcl.ac.uk/jfe/form/SV_...
The Impact Centre for Palliative and End-of-Life Care Stakeholder Survey
By completing this survey, you will help shape the priorities for the Impact Centre.
qualtrics.kcl.ac.uk
July 22, 2025 at 8:19 AM
Reposted by Prof Katherine Sleeman
🔔 HIRING!

We are looking for a Grade 6 Research Associate to join our great team, delivering policy-focused research to improve palliative and end of life care.

📅 Closes 7th August
📧 Contact me for info

t.co/SR2iA63y0o
https://www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DNY814/research-associate
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July 18, 2025 at 6:52 PM
🔔 HIRING!

We are looking for a Grade 6 Research Associate to join our great team, delivering policy-focused research to improve palliative and end of life care.

📅 Closes 7th August
📧 Contact me for info

t.co/SR2iA63y0o
https://www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DNY814/research-associate
t.co
July 18, 2025 at 6:52 PM