Good Practices in Palliative Care

David Oliviere, Rosalind Hargreaves

• Contents: Introduction; The patient and carer perspective; Assessment; Working with families; Working with groups; Gender and sexuality; Bereavement care; Achieving accessible and appropriate services; Working with volunteers; Care management; Permeating the mainstream; Conclusion; References; Index.

’This book will help give confidence in the uncertainty and challenge of each new encounter and also aid in permeating the mainstream...in which most people will live and die.’ Dame Cicely Saunders, St. Christopher’s Hospice, London, UK ’...a comprehensive, challenging, thought provoking, enjoyable read...experiences described provide valuable ideas and models of practice...many useful definitions.’ Progress in Palliative Care