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Narrative interviews were undertaken, and Reflexive Thematic Analysis was used to identify patterns of meaning.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Setting\/Participants:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Outpatient clinics in two NHS hospital sites: a tertiary cancer centre and a renal unit within a city teaching hospital. Fourteen patients (seven cancer, seven renal failure) and nine clinicians (six oncologists, three nephrologists) were interviewed.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      The following three interrelated themes were generated from the analysis: (1) Patients described the conversations as \u2018\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">a transformative experience<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2019, fostering reflection, practical planning, and reframed hope despite a limited prognosis; (2) Serious Illness Conversations were \u2018\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">different conversations<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2019 from routine consultations, with use of the Serious Illness Conversation Guide enabling deeper, more holistic dialogue; however, they were segregated from routine practice; (3) Systemic and cultural barriers hindered these conversations from becoming embedded, perpetuating inequity of access to these conversations: \u2018\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">Systems, Structure, Process: Serious Illness Conversations, epistemic injustice and cultural violence<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2019.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Findings from this study directly challenge the commonly held belief that these conversations are inherently negative to reveal the transformative power of these important and necessary conversations. 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