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RESOLVE

Resolving Symptoms in Cancer

LEAD RESEARCHERS

Fliss Murtagh

Professor Fliss Murtagh

Professor in Palliative Care

TIME FRAME

2019 - 2026

FUNDED BY

Funded by Yorkshire Cancer Research

COLLABORATORS

University of Leeds

About this project

RESOLVE aims to improve the health status and symptom experience for those people living with advanced cancer across Yorkshire.

The University of Hull, in partnership with the University of Leeds, has gained funding from Yorkshire Cancer Research for the RESOLVE research programme to help address these symptoms better.

Our research looks at how people with advanced cancer needing support to address symptoms access the help they need, and how this access can be improved so they receive appropriate expert help.

Training on outcome measures

We are committed to translating our research into useful resources for those providing end of life care.

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RESOLVE: Resolving Symptoms in Cancer

The RESOLVE project is made up of three workstreams.

Workstream 1

Recognise patients early that need help

Lead: University of Leeds

This workstream is now complete.

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Workstream 2

Implement regular assessment and monitoring of symptoms and other concerns

Lead: Hull York Medical School (University of Hull)

In workstream 2, we work with healthcare professionals across Yorkshire hospices and palliative care providers to understand what does and does not work when using outcome measures in routine palliative care practice.

Based on these conversations, we provide tailored interventions and support to each site to assist with the implementation of outcome measures. Outcome measures are brief, simple questionnaires which we know help improve recognition and management of symptoms.

We have built a Yorkshire-Wide Outcomes Registry, to which sites can voluntarily submit their outcomes data to drive quality improvement in the delivery of palliative care across the region.

Download: Socioeconomic Inequalities in Community Specialist Palliative Care: Associations Between Deprivation and Symptom Outcomes

NIHR Applied Research Collaboration: Yorkshire & Humber has helped to support this work.

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Workstream 3

Develop interventions to enable more effective symptom management

Lead: University of Leeds

This workstream is complete.

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Who we are

The RESOLVE: Resolving Symptoms in Cancer programme brings together a team of researchers from Hull York Medical School and the University of Leeds.

Together, we are focused on improving the quality of life for people with life limiting illness and reducing the current inequalities in access to palliative care.

Professor Fliss Murtagh

Professor in Palliative Care

Dr Assem Khamis

Research Associate - Data Analyst

Rebecca Corridan

Research Study Administrator

Contact us

We welcome enquiries about our research, or if you are interested in collaborating, visiting or postgraduate study with us.

WolfsonPallCare@hyms.ac.uk

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Discover our world-leading palliative care research and find out how we are working to enhance the quality of life for individuals facing advanced illnesses.

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