Key Concepts in Palliative Care

• Introduction - Moyra A Baldwin and Jan WoodhouseAgencies: Resources for Adults with a Palliative Care Need in the UK - Helen FruinAttributes of Palliative Caring - Moyra A BaldwinCaring for the Adult: ′A Reversal of Roles′ - Virginia C WilliamsCaring for the Carers - Sheila PayneCaring for the Child with Palliative Care Needs - Yvonne FloodCaring for the Older Person - Victoria RidgwayCaring for Young People - Amanda Humphreys and Pat RoseCommunication - Jan WoodhouseConcept of Death - Jill McCarthyCoronial Process - Richard GriffithCultural Issues in Palliative Care - Shirley FirthDeath - Jane QuigleyEnvironment of Care: Palliative Care within the Acute Hospital Care Ward - John CostelloFinance Issues and the Organization of Palliative Care - Peter HartlandFinancial Aspects for Patients and Carers - Jan WoodhouseFunerals - Jan WoodhouseGood Death - Moyra A Baldwin and Jan WoodhouseThe Globalization of Palliative Care - Lynda PrescottHolism - Moyra A Baldwin and Joanne GreenwoodHospice Movement and Evolution of Palliative Care - Moyra A BaldwinInformation Technology - Dion SmythLegal and Ethical Issues in Palliative Care - Barbara BeardLoss, Grief and Bereavement - Jan WoodhouseMarginalized Groups - Elizabeth Mason-WhiteheadMultidisciplinary Teams - Moyra A BaldwinOrgan Donation - Natalie A PattisonOrganizational Management of Palliative Care - Steve KirkPalliative Care and the Person with Cancer - Debbie WyattPalliative Care for the Person with a Learning Disability - Sue ReadPalliative Care and the Person with Mental Ill-Health - Catherine Black and Julie Bailey-McHalePalliative Care and the Person with a Non-Cancer Diagnosis - Andrea DeanPalliative Care Education - Karen Manford-WalleyPatient Choices and Preferences in Palliative Care - Stephanie Neill and Dorothy CarterPolicy Drivers - Mzwandile A MabhalaQuality Assurance and Palliative Care - Jill McCarthyReactions of Patients and Carers - Sue PhillipsRehabilitation in Palliative Care - Claire Jones and Adrian Bunnell Research in Palliative Care - Catherine BlackResources and Information: Looking for Answers - Jan WoodhouseSexuality - Moyra A Baldwin and Jan WoodhouseStigma - Elizabeth Mason-WhiteheadSymptom Management: Complementary and Alternative Medicine/Integrated Health - Joy Parkes and Sue PadmoreSymptom Management: Common Symptoms - Catherine BlackSymptom Management: Difficult/Complex Symptoms - Catherine BlackSymptom Management: Emergencies - Catherine BlackSymptom Management: The Liverpool Care Pathway for the Dying Patient (LCP) - Richard Latten, John Ellershaw and Deborah MurphySpirituality - Reverend Ian M DelingerStress and Palliative Care - Jan WoodhouseTechnology: Equipment Procurement - Sonya Currey, Janice Foster and Virginia C WilliamsValue of Life - Moyra A Baldwin and Joanne Greenwood

An excellent companion to those studying palliative care at pre and post-registration levels as well as those new to clinical practice in many disciplines.