Compassionate Communities

Klaus Wegleitner is Assistant Professor, Institute of Palliative Care and Organisational Ethics, Faculty of Interdisciplinary Studies (IFF Vienna), Alpen-Adria University Klagenfurt, Vienna, Austria. Katharina Heimerl is Associate Professor and Head, Institute of Palliative Care and Organisational Ethics, Faculty of Interdisciplinary Studies (IFF Vienna), Alpen-Adria University Klagenfurt, Vienna, Austria.Allan Kellehear is 50th Anniversary Chair – Professor of End-of-Life Care, University of Bradford, UK.

• Preface 1. Hospices and Community Development: A National UK Perspective2. Developing Community Support Networks at the End of Life in Weston-super-Mare, UK3. Compassionate Community in Shropshire, West Midlands, England4. Compassionate Community in Sandwell, West Midlands, England5. Community Partnerships: A Public Health Approach to Ageing, Death, Dying and Loss6. The Compassionate City Charter: Inviting the Cultural and Social Sectors Into End of Life Care7. 'Join Bill United!': Compassionate Communities in Limerick, Ireland8. Caring Community in Living and Dying in Landeck, Tyrol, Austria9. 'Ethics from the Bottom Up': Promoting Networks and Participation Through Shared Stories of Care10. Dementia-Friendly Pharmacy: A Doorway in the Community in Vienna and Lower Austria11. A Convent Initiative: Compassionate Community in Solothurn, Switzerland12. Community Palliative Care in Eastern Switzerland: The Role of Local Forums in Developing Palliative Care Culture and Enabling Ethical Discourse13. Dementia-friendly Communities: Together for a Better Life with (and without) Dementia14. On the Way to a Caring Community? The German Debate