Study of palliative and end of life care experiences of people of African and Caribbean descent during Covid-19

News - 23 July 2021

One in four UK families miss out on end of life care. People from Ethnic Minorities face barriers when accessing end of life care services and are less likely to receive good care.
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The PEACE study looks to explore why this is, and how this can be changed.

The research team want to recruit family, carers and relatives to take part in a research study focused on end of life experiences of people of African and Caribbean descent during the coronavirus pandemic. The questions will cover their experiences and views on the care that both their relative and they (as family member/carer) received during the last year of life. All information will be anonymised and no individuals will be identified in any reports produced. The project has been approved by the Newcastle University Research Ethics Committee.

The researcher team are from Newcastle University and the University of Manchester and are funded by the National Institute for Health Research Policy Research Programme.

To find out more and to take part, the research team can be contacted in the following ways:
email: PEACE@newcastle.ac.uk
call or text 07708 649459 
or follow this link

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