Caring for the dying at home : companions on the journey / Keri Thomas ; forewords by David Colin-Thomé and Jane Maher.
- Thomas, Keri
- Date:
- [2003]
- Books
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Description
"This book is essential reading for general practitioners; practice, district and Macmillan nurses; social workers and all others involved in terminal care in the community."--Jacket.
Publication/Creation
Abingdon, Oxon : Radcliffe Medical Press, [2003]
Physical description
xviii, 298 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Contributors
Notes
Cover illustration "The healing touch" by Michele Angelo Petrone.
Copy 1. Donor: MAP Foundation.
Contents
pt. 1. Palliative care at home: why is it important? -- 1. Introduction: companions on the journey -- 2. A modern way of dying -- 3. Living and dying at home -- 4. Needs-based care -- pt. 2. Present knowledge and words of wisdom: how can we begin? -- 5. Evidence-based care -- 6. Changes in a changing world -- 7. The key features of palliative care for patients with the common cancers / Susan Salt -- 8. Tripwires in palliative care / Susan Salt -- 9. Bereavement -- 10. Sources of help and words of wisdom -- pt. 3. The Gold Standards Framework -- A Handbook for Practices and the Macmillan GSF Programme -- 11. Background to the Gold Standards Framework -- 12. Communication: Gold Standard 1 -- 13. Coordination: Gold Standard 2 -- 14. Control of symptoms: Gold Standard 3 -- 15. Continuity of care out-of-hours: Gold Standard 4 -- 16. Continued learning: Gold Standard 5 -- 17. Carer support: Gold Standard 6 -- 18. Care of the dying (terminal phase): Gold Standard 7 -- 19. Getting going: tool kits and the next steps for the Macmillan GSF Programme.
Bibliographic information
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Where to find it
Location Status Medical CollectionWB310 2003T45cOpen shelves
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ISBN
- 185775946X
- 9781857759464