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Sophie Pask

@sophiepask.bsky.social
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Research Associate for the Policy Research Unit for Palliative and End-of-Life Care | Wolfson Palliative Care Research Centre, Hull York Medical School | Interests: Equitable access to palliative care, qualitative research, and PPIE.

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Wolfson Palliative Care Research Centre @wolfsonpallcare.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Contributions to palliative and end-of-life care by community health nursing services: improving care through national and regional service evaluations This new paper quantifies the contributions to palliative and EOL care by community nursing services: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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Contributions to Palliative and End‐of‐Life Care by Community Health Nursing Services: Improving Care Through National and Regional Service Evaluations
Aim(s) To evaluate adult palliative and end-of-life care provision in England by community health nursing services using a national dataset (2013–2024) to report patterns in service provision over t.....
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Sophie Pask @sophiepask.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
Palliative and end-of-life care accounted for ~10% of community health nursing activity, delivered predominantly out-of-hours with an increase in crisis assessment. Data likely underestimates contributions – standardised data is key for service configuration and high-quality care at home. #EAPC2026
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Wolfson Palliative Care Research Centre @wolfsonpallcare.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
“Socio-economic inequalities shape end-of-life outcomes in advanced lung disease. People in the most deprived areas are more likely to die in hospital. This is seen across the social gradient but is most influenced by cause of death.” Great work by @donnawakefield.bsky.social at #EAPC2026
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Sophie @sophielaw-clucas.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
Who you are shapes your end-of-life care decisions. Evidence from 130686 London EPaCCS records: age, deprivation, disability, and diagnosis all associated. Say hi @ #EAPC2026 Wolfson Palliative Care Centre @wolfsonpallcare.bsky.social Hull York Medical School hyms.ac.uk ​#EAPC @eapcvzw.bsky.social
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Wolfson Palliative Care Research Centre @wolfsonpallcare.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
Calling @pccongress.bsky.social delegates 👋Join us today for an interactive session on community nursing in palliative and end-of-life care with talks from Dr Sophie Pask and Dr Ben Bowers & panel discussion with Dr Idris Baker, Sherree Fagge & Dr Sarah Mitchell & chaired by Prof. Fliss Murtagh.
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Wolfson Palliative Care Research Centre @wolfsonpallcare.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
Wolfson Palliative Care Research Centre Conference 2026 In-person at the University of Hull – 8th July Early Bird Registration ends: 31st March - £45 Register Now: www.hyms.ac.uk/wolfson-conf...
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Biennial Conference | Wolfson Palliative Care Research Centre
Meeting the Challenges in Palliative Care: Data, Delivery and Diversity.
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Prof Katherine Sleeman @katherinesleeman.bsky.social · 29/11/2025
The Health and Social Care Committee’s evaluation of palliative care in England was published yesterday. It’s hugely important, not least in the context of the assisted dying bill. It’s had almost no media coverage. committees.parliament.uk/publications...
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The Queen's Institute of Community Nursing @theqicn.bsky.social · 30/10/2025
📢 Missed our recent joint event with the NHS Benchmarking Network which explored the current Landscape of District Nursing Services across the UK? You can now catch up on the recording and slides. A useful resource for discussing future improvements! 👉 www.nhsbenchmarking.nhs.uk/publications...
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Exploring the Landscape of District Nursing in 2024/25 Benchmarking Findings Webinar — NHS Benchmarking Network
The District Nursing Benchmarking Event, hosted by the NHS Benchmarking Network in collaboration with The Queen’s Institute of Community Nursing, explored the 2024/25 landscape of district nursing ser...
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Irene Tuffrey-Wijne @tuffrey-wijne.com · 29/09/2025
Can you help us find study participants? I am part of the READY Study team. We want to listen to family or paid carers of people with a learning disability who died, learning more about people who died of something other than cancer or dementia. Get in touch if you want to find out more
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Prof Katherine Sleeman @katherinesleeman.bsky.social · 09/09/2025
Stimulating and productive meeting today of our NIHR Policy Research Unit in palliative and end of life care. So lucky to work with such brilliant colleagues. For more info on our work: www.kcl.ac.uk/research/nih...
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Prof Katherine Sleeman @katherinesleeman.bsky.social · 06/09/2025
Latest paper from the @mariecurieeolc.bsky.social Better End of Life programme. Meta-level evidence supporting provision of in-home palliative care, specialist palliative care and integration of primary pall care w specialist support. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/... @palliativemedj.bsky.social
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Models, components and outcomes of palliative and end-of-life care provided to adults living at home: A systematic umbrella review of reviews - Sophie Pask, Chukwuebuka Okwuosa, Ahmed Mohamed, Rebecca...
Background: There is growing demand for home-based palliative care because of patient preference, and increased number of deaths. Optimal models for community-b...
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Dr Ben Bowers @drbenbowers.bsky.social · 23/07/2025
Please could you help with the Impact Centre for Palliative and End-of-Life Care Stakeholder Survey, colleagues. Led by @katherinesleeman.bsky.social Your insights will directly inform the Centre’s plans: qualtrics.kcl.ac.uk/jfe/form/SV_...
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The Impact Centre for Palliative and End-of-Life Care Stakeholder Survey
By completing this survey, you will help shape the priorities for the Impact Centre.
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Dr Ben Bowers @drbenbowers.bsky.social · 19/06/2025
Our must read research is out - "We've Taken on a More Advanced Clinical Role": Community Nurses' Extended Roles in Palliative Care. @jadvnursing.bsky.social Pls share! Open access: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... @theqicn.bsky.social @crystaloldman.bsky.social @alisonleary1.bsky.social
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‘We've Taken on a More Advanced Clinical Role’: A Multimethod Study of Community Nurses' Extended Roles in Palliative Care
Aim To explore community nurses' experiences of changes to their roles in palliative and end-of-life care. Design An e-survey was followed by focus groups. Methods Fifty-one community nurses wit...
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Donna Wakefield @donnawakefield.bsky.social · 30/05/2025
Smiles all around at the team @wolfsonpallcare.bsky.social @hyms.ac.uk stand at #EAPC2025 in #Helsinki 🇫🇮 We’re all friendly, come by & say hello ☺️ #PalliativeCare #Hpc #hapc #Research @jonathankoffman.bsky.social @flissmurtagh.bsky.social @sophiepask.bsky.social @miriamjohnsonhyms.bsky.social
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Donna Wakefield @donnawakefield.bsky.social · 29/05/2025
Very excited to see the launch of the new @eapcvzw.bsky.social Atlas of #PalliativeCare in Europe Inconsistent education & training across Europe & #Inequalities in access to specialist services & medications #EAPC2025 - shown in this beautiful atlas 📕 dadun.unav.edu/entities/pub...
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Sunitha Daniel @sunithamd.bsky.social · 29/05/2025
#SUPPORTEDSTUDY of @wolfsonpallcare.bsky.social at @eapcvzw.bsky.social training resources for #homecareworkers at #EOL #EAPC2025
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Sunitha Daniel @sunithamd.bsky.social · 29/05/2025
Come and visit the team @wolfsonpallcare.bsky.social at @eapcvzw.bsky.social #EAPC2025 and learn more about our work and courses offered MSc , PGcert and PGdiploma in #PalliativeCare #implementationscience @implementsci.bsky.social
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Sophie Pask @sophiepask.bsky.social · 29/05/2025
#EAPC2025 has crept up and is finally here! Landed in Helsinki yesterday and excited for a jam packed programme. Excited to be with colleagues from all around the globe to consider where we have come from, where we are at, and where we are going with palliative care. @wolfsonpallcare.bsky.social
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Palliative Medicine Journal @palliativemedj.bsky.social · 26/05/2025
We are delighted to publish the abstracts for #EAPC2025 which starts on Thursday 29th May. They are freely available now, ready to help you select the sessions you attend and posters to view. journals.sagepub.com/toc/pmja/39/... #hpm #hapc #palliativecare #research
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Dr Ben Bowers @drbenbowers.bsky.social · 13/05/2025
Are you a community nurse working in the UK? Please help us evidence how much of your day-to-day work involves caring for people in their last year of life. Take part in our 10-min max survey study here: cambridge.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_... @theqicn.bsky.social @hattierocket.bsky.social
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Dr Ben Bowers @drbenbowers.bsky.social · 28/04/2025
Help us identify Uk-based community nurses’ contributions to end-of-life care. Taking part in the study involves completing the 10-minute anonymous survey @theqicn.bsky.social Please share with community nurse colleagues Take part here: cambridge.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
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Wolfson Palliative Care Research Centre @wolfsonpallcare.bsky.social · 24/04/2025
#YorkshireandHumberPalliativeCareResearchNetwork improving #PC and #EOLC through research, member of public,health or social care practitioner, commissioners, researchers from #Yorkshire and #Humber working on #PC and #EOLC www.hyms.ac.uk/research/res... confirmsubscription.com/h/j/F344C951...
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Prof Katherine Sleeman @katherinesleeman.bsky.social · 09/04/2025
Open access paper just out on The social determinants of where people die: A study of moderators and mediators using linked UK Census and mortality data. Brilliantly led by @joannamdavies.bsky.social www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Hull York Medical School @hyms.ac.uk · 04/04/2025
Why study Palliative Care: Implementing Best Practice? Join our exclusive Masters webinar to discover how our programme will equip you to design and deliver care that improves wellbeing for those with advanced illness and their families 💜: york-ac-uk.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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