Palliative Medicine

Volunteers have a long been involved in supporting the delivery of palliative care. Indeed in some countries, the range and quality of hospice and ...

Palliative care has become increasingly important across the spectrum of healthcare, and with it, the need for education and training of a broad ra...

Drawing on her family's own experiences and those of other parents facing the death of a child from illness or a life-limiting condition, Sacha Lan...

Music therapy can be a profound physical, emotional and spiritual support at the end of life. This book looks at a wide variety of cases, explainin...

The many unfounded myths and fears that surround working with people at the end of their lives are dispelled in this thoughtful book, and the autho...

Loss and Grief: Personal Stories of Doctors and Other Healthcare Professionals is a unique collection of personal narratives that chronicle the jou...

So much emphasis in paramedic practice is placed on saving lives, and so how can you provide the best care for patients who are approaching the end...

Christopher Kerr is a hospice doctor. All of his patients die. Yet he has tended thousands of patients who, in the face of death, speak of love, me...

Shortlisted for the Rathbones Folio Prize for Non-Fiction 2023 In January 2020, Amy Bloom travelled with her husband Brian to Switzerland, where h...

Shortlisted for the Rathbones Folio Prize for Non-Fiction 2023 New York Times Bestseller A poignant love letter to Bloom''s husband and a passiona...

In a heartbeat, you or someone you love may be rapidly transformed from a life of health and wellness to one of critical illness. Over the past fou...

A practical, empowering guide to navigating your partner's diagnosis of a terminal or life-limiting illness, or death. Receiving the news that your...

This book examines the policies, challenges, and quality of life issues in palliative care and nursing home care facilities. Some topics discussed ...

In the Middle East, as in other countries in the developing world, there is now a wide acceptance that palliative care is an important public healt...