Patient and carer access to medicines at end of life: the ActMed mixed-methods study

• Main Authors: Sue Latter (Author), Natasha Campling (Author), Jacqueline Birtwistle (Author), Alison Richardson (Author), Michael I Bennett (Author), David Meads (Author), Alison Blenkinsopp (Author), Liz Breen (Author), Zoe Edwards (Author), Claire Sloan (Author), Elizabeth Miller (Author), Sean Ewings (Author), Miriam Santer (Author), Lesley Roberts (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: NIHR Journals Library, 2022-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Patient access to medicines at home during the last 12 months of life is critical for effective symptom control, prevention of distress and unplanned admission to hospital. The limited evidence suggested problems with different components of service delivery and, to the best of our knowl...