Family carer experiences of hospice care at home: Qualitative findings from a mixed methods realist evaluation.

Background: Hospice-at-home aims to enable patients approaching end-of-life to die at home and support their carers. A wide range of different service models exists but synthesised evidence on how best to support family carers to provide sustainable end-of-life care at home is limited.

Aim: To explore what works best to promote family carers' experiences of hospice-at-home.

Hospice at Home services in England: a national survey.

Objective: Hospice at Home (HAH) services aim to enable patients to be cared for and die at home, if that is their choice and achieve a 'good death'. A national survey, in 2017, aimed to describe and compare the features of HAH services and understand key enablers to service provision.

Methods: Service managers of adult HAH services in the 'Hospice UK' and National Association for Hospice at Home directories within England were invited to participate.

Optimum hospice at home services for end-of-life care: protocol of a mixed-methods study employing realist evaluation.

Introduction: Hospice at home (HAH) services aim to enable patients to be cared for and die in their place of choice, if that is at home, and to achieve a 'good death'. There is a considerable range of HAH services operating in England. The published evidence focuses on evaluations of individual services which vary considerably, and there is a lack of consistency in terms of the outcome measures reported.

Introducing contemporary shift patterns in a hospice setting.

For many nurses, quality of life is dependent on the balance of work and home life. Registered, skilled and experienced nurses are necessary to ensure that a high-quality service is provided. The hospice recognised that its main asset in providing such a service is its nursing workforce.