Women in palliative care holding hands with a nurse

Current projects

Our research focuses on building the evidence at the patient, health professional and systems levels to better support people with chronic care needs transitioning into palliative care.

Bereavement during COVID-19 study

The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted every aspect of life, including how we die and how we grieve. This project investigated the mental health effects and support...

Clinical practice in the treatment of delirium

Delirium is an acute, debilitating and distressing neurocognitive condition that occurs as a result of illness, injury, and hospitalisation, with older people...

Defining a new model of care that supports people with palliative care needs to spend more time in their preferred place of care

Timely access to appropriate information, care and support is critical to enabling people with palliative care needs to spend more days in their preferred...

Palliative Care in Prisons Project

The Palliative Care in Prisons Project aims to improve access to best evidence-based, culturally-safe, high-quality palliative and end-of-life care for people...

Research England: Building critical mass for palliative care research through collaborative support, exchange, and challenge

From 2019 to 2025, UTS IMPACCT was a partner on a Research England i3 grant awarded to the Wolfson Palliative Care Research Centre at the University of Hull,...