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International Observatory on End of Life Care
@ioelc.bsky.social
The International Observatory on End of Life Care undertakes research and education to improve palliative and end of life care. Home of the PhD in Palliative Care. Lancaster University, UK. https://www.lancaster.ac.uk/health-and-medicine/research/ioelc/
Please do consider becoming a FREE member of the @pri-uk.bsky.social Palliative Care Research Incubator, a national network of those interested in palliative care research. See their website here: www.pri-uk.org

#hpm #hapc #palliativecare #palliative #hospice #research
November 5, 2025 at 11:22 AM
We are very proud that alumnus Prof. Naveen Salins led the #palliativecare strand of this work with @catherinewalshe.bsky.social and @nancypreston.bsky.social also involved. Do read this important work here: authors.elsevier.com/c/1m2735EIIg... #hpm #hapc #hospice #cancer #oncology
November 3, 2025 at 9:33 AM
Join us online for an insight into #MSc and #PhD opportunities in the Division of Health Research at Lancaster University. Hear from our academic staff and get information about how to apply ! lancaster.ac.uk/study/open-d...
October 9, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Do you work in a nursing home in the Lancashire or South Cumbria area? Are you interested in finding out more about your home potentially being part of a new research project? If so, read on! Please do share widely across your networks.

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August 20, 2025 at 1:53 PM
🎉🎉Congratulations to
@woodmjm.bsky.social
for this publication from her #PhD in #PalliativeCare studies. Read it here: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/... #hpm #hapc
August 14, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Discussing assisted dying on @itvnews.bsky.social tonight @nancypreston.bsky.social draws from the evidence #hpm #hapm
June 19, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Do you work in Preston? Are you from a minority ethnic group or provide care to those who are? Please do contact us if you can help us understand more about what is happening to help care for those who may benefit from palliative care. #preston #hpm #hapc #research
June 18, 2025 at 4:36 PM
🚨🚨 New job alert! Maternity leave cover post to work with us on the Palliative and End of Life Care Policy Research Unit. Fantastic opportunity to work with a team across Lancaster, King's College, London, and Hull/York Medical School. lnkd.in/dQ7susMe #hpm #hapc
June 18, 2025 at 8:28 AM
🎉🎉Huge congratulations to Yakubu Salifu who has been awarded one of only 6 Nottingham University Alumni Awards for 2025. This recognises his post-PhD charity work founding Compass Ghana. nottingham.ac.uk/alumni/commu...
June 11, 2025 at 4:28 PM
🎉Congratulations to Riyin Tay awarded her #PhD in #PalliativeCare subject to minor corrections. Well done Riyin, richly deserved. #hpm #hapc @nancypreston.bsky.social
June 5, 2025 at 2:02 PM
🎉Huge congratulations to Katherine Oliver
awarded her #PhD in #PalliativeCare subject to minor corrections. #hpm #hapc
June 4, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Truly inspiring presentation by Julie Wilding talking about findings from her #PhD at #EAPC2025. The importance of humanity.
May 31, 2025 at 7:00 AM
Congratulations to Sheila Payne and colleagues for the award of the Journal of Palliative Medicine paper award at #EAPC2025
May 30, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Always so special to get lots of our staff, students and alumni together. A lovely evening after #EAPC2025
May 29, 2025 at 8:00 PM
We are packing ready for #EAPC2025 in Helsinki. Come and see us to talk about our research or our PhD in Palliative Care. We are very proud that six of our students are presenting work as an oral abstract. @eapcvzw.bsky.social

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#palliativecare #hpm #hapc
May 25, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Applications close 31st July for our highly regarded online international #PhD in #Palliativecare. Admissions tutor @catherinewalshe.bsky.social is happy to discuss your application in advance. #hpm #hapc www.lancaster.ac.uk/health-and-m...
April 14, 2025 at 7:53 AM
Levelling the playing field: addressing the issues and inequities for those affected by incurable head and neck cancer. All welcome to our next research webinar with @catrionamayland.bsky.social Register: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/708011... #hpm #hapc
April 10, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Happy #InternationalWomensDay2025 to all those working to advance #palliative and end of life care research. #hpm #hapc And a particular nod to this wonderful group of women working @lancasteruni.bsky.social
March 8, 2025 at 10:52 AM
February 27, 2025 at 10:12 AM
New work from @nancypreston.bsky.social and colleagues shows the major impact of the #COVID pandemic in the care home setting. #hpm #hapc

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February 27, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Applications now open for our well-established, international, online PhD in Palliative Care. Book an appointment with our admissions tutor @catherinewalshe.bsky.social via c.walshe@lancaster.ac.uk. Read more about this distinctive, highly regarded programme here: lnkd.in/eNrwCv4U
February 5, 2025 at 4:01 PM