About Palliative Care ECHO Update HospiceUK & Association of Palliative Medicine
A monthly podcast hosted by Max Watson, Project ECHO RQIA, Matt Dore (APM) and Kate Flemming York University highlighting recent clinical and research updates from across the UK with a range of additional speakers from across the UK palliative community
Unpopular encounters, AI opportunity, Socioeconomic disadvantage and Hospice Websites
The July first Clinical ECHO. Matt takes a look at the challenges of looking after patients where the therapeutic relationship
is strained. How do we provide good care and also look after ourselves and our teams. Kate looks at a paper examining the content of Hospice Websites in the UK.
We hear from Hospice UK about their new programme seeking improve care for those experiencing socio-economic hardship and Professor Fliss Murtagh outlines an opportunity for Hospices to explore the use of AI within the in-patient setting.
Lots has been happening this month also to keep up to date with.
Hope you find it helpfu.l
Max, Matt and Kate
27 May 2026
Series 3 Episode 7 Burnout, Ethics, Economics and Neurological collaborations
This ECHO Matt has been preoccupied with the issues surrounding burnout and its implications not so much for us as individuals but for our organisations.
Kate has been looking at the use of an Ethics consultation service across German Palliative Care services
We look forward to hearing from Derek Willis as he describes how he has developed a palliative care collaboration for people with rare neurological conditions such as Muscular dystrophy.
We are so pleased also that Fliss Murtagh is also joining us and it is a fantastic opportunity to hear Fliss outlining the amazing work which she and others have been doing looking at the health economics of palliative care delivery and how our services save money in terms of end of life care over the last year of life. We have already highlighted this 2026 paper. In times of economic restriction Fliss’s commentary will be invaluable in our conversations with commissioners and politicians on the importance, economic benefit and system need of sustainable, uniform palliative care services across the UK.
29 Apr 2026
Series 3 Episode 6 Drugs, Prisons, Pathways and Green Awards
The April Clinical ECHO is focussed on populations who may not sit comfortably within traditional Palliative Care systems and services.
Matt takes a look at the rapidly increasing number of synthetic “recreational”drugs and the challenges in delivering Palliative Care to patients who are using such medications both from a symptom management viewpoint as well as in terms of keeping staff, patients and families “safe.” Kate looks at a paper from Canada looking at the factors surrounding the concept of homelessness and the definitions useful to organisations seeking to help those termed by society at large as “homeless”.
Audrey Roulston looks at deaths in Prisons across the UK in a study examining all such deaths over a four year period.
We also celebrate the first ever Greener Palliative Care Awards with Kate Crossland who explains the award system and why it has been created.
Finally we here from Anita on the work being done to improve the career development pathway of palliative care nurses in England, work which is due to report back by the end of July.
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