![Adejoke Oluyase](/newimages/cicelysaunders/people-profiles/adejoke-oluyase.x950903d3.jpg?w=160&h=200&crop=160,160,0,20&f=webp)
Dr Adejoke Oluyase
Research Fellow
Research interests
- Palliative care
Biography
Adejoke qualified as a pharmacist in Nigeria in 2007. She has experience of providing high quality, patient-centred care to patients. Adejoke successfully completed her MSc in Clinical Pharmacy, International Practice and Policy at the School of Pharmacy, University College London.
Adejoke’s PhD project was a mixed methods study that assessed the appropriateness of prescriptions for mental health disorders or pain among people with substance misuse problems. During her PhD programme, she was involved in a NIHR funded systematic review project that evaluated the accessibility and acceptability of self-management support interventions for men with long-term conditions.
She joined the Cicely Saunders Institute in June 2017 to work on a Cochrane Review investigating the effectiveness of inpatient specialist palliative care in acute hospitals for adults with advanced illness and their caregivers.
Research profile
Research
![GLOBE SEA BLUE global worldwide csi 1903x558](/newimages/cicelysaunders/hero-and-carousel-banners/globe-sea-blue-global-worldwide-csi-1903x558.x88f1be7e.png?w=1501&h=440&crop=780,440,361,0&width=380&height=215&fit=crop&f=webp)
Centre for Global Health Palliative Care
Centre for Global Health Palliative Care
![Breathlessness woman holding chest csi 780x450](/newimages/cicelysaunders/main-article/research-projects/breathlessness-woman-holding-chest-csi-project-780x450.xa1613f4f.png?crop=780,440,0,5&width=380&height=215&fit=crop&f=webp)
Better Treatments for Refractory Breathlessness
Better Treatments for Refractory Breathlessness (BETTER-B) aims to improve the lives of people with severe breathlessness.
Project status: Ongoing
![covid-19 patient in bed male ventilator csi project 780x450](/newimages/cicelysaunders/main-article/research-projects/covid-19-patient-in-bed-male-ventilator-csi-project-780x450.xb97599fb.png?crop=780,440,0,5&width=380&height=215&fit=crop&f=webp)
CovPall: Rapid Evaluation of the COVID-19 Pandemic Response in Palliative & End of Life Care
The CovPall Project aims to understand more about how palliative care services and hospices are responding to COVID-19.
Project status: Ongoing
![lady wearing mask covid19 csi project 780x450](/newimages/cicelysaunders/main-article/research-projects/lady-wearing-mask-covid19-csi-project-780x450.x312cee1b.png?crop=780,440,0,5&width=380&height=215&fit=crop&f=webp)
Evaluation of the COVID-19 Pandemic Response in Palliative & End of Life Care: Connecting to Boost Impact & Data Assets
The CovPall-Connect project provides an opportunity for national data linkage on the palliative care response to COVID-19.
Project status: Ongoing
![two men talking bereavement care](/newimages/researchproject/thumb-2021/two-men-talking-bereavement-care.xd3498cbc.jpg?w=780&h=520&crop=780,440,0,40&width=380&height=215&fit=crop&f=webp)
Equitable bereavement care for all
An inclusive, qualitative study to improve bereavement services for those from ethnically diverse communities.
Project status: Ongoing
News
100 patients recruited into the Better-B trial
The EU-funded Better-B project reaches a significant milestone with 100 patients recruited into the trial.
![senior lady oxygen mask csi 1903x558](/newimages/cicelysaunders/hero-and-carousel-banners/senior-lady-oxygen-mask-csi-1903x558.x06871608.png?w=1501&h=440&crop=780,440,721,0&f=webp)
UK COVID policies may have disproportionally impacted ethnic minorities at the end of life
New research has found UK wide COVID-19 policies may have disproportionately impacted people from ethnic minority groups at the end of life.
![A no visitor sign at a hospital](/newimages/main/COVID-hospital-hero.x8b34a7e3.jpg?w=780&h=515&crop=780,440,0,38&f=webp)
How specialist palliative care services have coped in response to COVID-19
Services have been highly adaptive and embraced low-cost innovations during the pandemic.
![Stethoscope laid on laptop keyboard next to a paper form on a clipboard and a pen](/newimages/nmpc/main-article/laptop-medical-form-stethoscope-780x450.x1074283d.jpg?crop=780,440,0,5&f=webp)
Research shows end of life care was not seen as an essential, frontline service in the pandemic
Findings from a new report prompt calls for proper recognition and sustainable funding of end of life care and bereavement support.
![Adult woman wearing a face covering next to an elderly woman. Photo by Georg Arthur Pflueger on Unsplash.](/newimages/nmpc/main-article/carer-and-elderly-resident-780x450.xeec24ddc.jpg?crop=780,440,0,5&f=webp)
Palliative care needs better integration with health care systems for this and future pandemics/epidemics
Findings from a multinational study into the experience of palliative care services highlights need for better integration and recognition in health services...
![Graphic showing healthcare workers multitasking from freepik.com](/newimages/nmpc/main-article/healthcare-graphic-freepik-780x450.x18f8e033.jpg?crop=780,440,0,5&f=webp)
Hospital-based specialist palliative care may slightly improve patient experience and increase their chances of dying at home
Cochrane Review of the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of hospital-based specialist palliative care for adults with advanced illness and their caregivers
![Elderly man taking medication in hospital](/newimages/folsm/main-article/elderly-man-taking-medication-in-hospital-780x450.x2c39f737.png?crop=780,440,0,5&f=webp)
Funding boost for research into palliative care during COVID-19
Additional funding has been awarded for a study into the palliative care pandemic response.
![Public health poster about coronavirus](/newimages/sspp/GHSM/Thumb-pages/ghsm-nhs-corona-notice-.x8a469e46.jpg?f=webp)
Research
![GLOBE SEA BLUE global worldwide csi 1903x558](/newimages/cicelysaunders/hero-and-carousel-banners/globe-sea-blue-global-worldwide-csi-1903x558.x88f1be7e.png?w=1501&h=440&crop=780,440,361,0&width=380&height=215&fit=crop&f=webp)
Centre for Global Health Palliative Care
Centre for Global Health Palliative Care
![Breathlessness woman holding chest csi 780x450](/newimages/cicelysaunders/main-article/research-projects/breathlessness-woman-holding-chest-csi-project-780x450.xa1613f4f.png?crop=780,440,0,5&width=380&height=215&fit=crop&f=webp)
Better Treatments for Refractory Breathlessness
Better Treatments for Refractory Breathlessness (BETTER-B) aims to improve the lives of people with severe breathlessness.
Project status: Ongoing
![covid-19 patient in bed male ventilator csi project 780x450](/newimages/cicelysaunders/main-article/research-projects/covid-19-patient-in-bed-male-ventilator-csi-project-780x450.xb97599fb.png?crop=780,440,0,5&width=380&height=215&fit=crop&f=webp)
CovPall: Rapid Evaluation of the COVID-19 Pandemic Response in Palliative & End of Life Care
The CovPall Project aims to understand more about how palliative care services and hospices are responding to COVID-19.
Project status: Ongoing
![lady wearing mask covid19 csi project 780x450](/newimages/cicelysaunders/main-article/research-projects/lady-wearing-mask-covid19-csi-project-780x450.x312cee1b.png?crop=780,440,0,5&width=380&height=215&fit=crop&f=webp)
Evaluation of the COVID-19 Pandemic Response in Palliative & End of Life Care: Connecting to Boost Impact & Data Assets
The CovPall-Connect project provides an opportunity for national data linkage on the palliative care response to COVID-19.
Project status: Ongoing
![two men talking bereavement care](/newimages/researchproject/thumb-2021/two-men-talking-bereavement-care.xd3498cbc.jpg?w=780&h=520&crop=780,440,0,40&width=380&height=215&fit=crop&f=webp)
Equitable bereavement care for all
An inclusive, qualitative study to improve bereavement services for those from ethnically diverse communities.
Project status: Ongoing
News
100 patients recruited into the Better-B trial
The EU-funded Better-B project reaches a significant milestone with 100 patients recruited into the trial.
![senior lady oxygen mask csi 1903x558](/newimages/cicelysaunders/hero-and-carousel-banners/senior-lady-oxygen-mask-csi-1903x558.x06871608.png?w=1501&h=440&crop=780,440,721,0&f=webp)
UK COVID policies may have disproportionally impacted ethnic minorities at the end of life
New research has found UK wide COVID-19 policies may have disproportionately impacted people from ethnic minority groups at the end of life.
![A no visitor sign at a hospital](/newimages/main/COVID-hospital-hero.x8b34a7e3.jpg?w=780&h=515&crop=780,440,0,38&f=webp)
How specialist palliative care services have coped in response to COVID-19
Services have been highly adaptive and embraced low-cost innovations during the pandemic.
![Stethoscope laid on laptop keyboard next to a paper form on a clipboard and a pen](/newimages/nmpc/main-article/laptop-medical-form-stethoscope-780x450.x1074283d.jpg?crop=780,440,0,5&f=webp)
Research shows end of life care was not seen as an essential, frontline service in the pandemic
Findings from a new report prompt calls for proper recognition and sustainable funding of end of life care and bereavement support.
![Adult woman wearing a face covering next to an elderly woman. Photo by Georg Arthur Pflueger on Unsplash.](/newimages/nmpc/main-article/carer-and-elderly-resident-780x450.xeec24ddc.jpg?crop=780,440,0,5&f=webp)
Palliative care needs better integration with health care systems for this and future pandemics/epidemics
Findings from a multinational study into the experience of palliative care services highlights need for better integration and recognition in health services...
![Graphic showing healthcare workers multitasking from freepik.com](/newimages/nmpc/main-article/healthcare-graphic-freepik-780x450.x18f8e033.jpg?crop=780,440,0,5&f=webp)
Hospital-based specialist palliative care may slightly improve patient experience and increase their chances of dying at home
Cochrane Review of the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of hospital-based specialist palliative care for adults with advanced illness and their caregivers
![Elderly man taking medication in hospital](/newimages/folsm/main-article/elderly-man-taking-medication-in-hospital-780x450.x2c39f737.png?crop=780,440,0,5&f=webp)
Funding boost for research into palliative care during COVID-19
Additional funding has been awarded for a study into the palliative care pandemic response.
![Public health poster about coronavirus](/newimages/sspp/GHSM/Thumb-pages/ghsm-nhs-corona-notice-.x8a469e46.jpg?f=webp)