In modern Western societies, profound ethical questions about death and dying are
increasingly prominent. What is quality of life for dying people? How far should doctors …

Holloway sets out in this book to provide a relevant knowledge base and a practice
framework that is fit for purpose as a professional tool, and in so doing closely allies …

The approach of this book has been to examine the theoretical contributions from the
different academic disciplines engaged in the study of death, dying and bereavement, and to …

Contemporary dying presents a series of questions for the dying person, their family and the
professionals who attend them. These questions are embedded in complex ethical debates …

Death is often considered to be a universal life event. However, how death comes about,
and is experienced, is neither certain nor equal. Attending to dying–the process and events …

This small volume is the 11th of 13 titles in the Policy and Practice in Health and Social Care
series edited by Joyce Cavaye and Alison Petch. The series aims to provide an introduction …

This is an impressive, wide-ranging book which surveys the relevant theoretical
perspectives and puts the practice issues into their social and policy contexts. The objective …

A key message of this new book edited by Steve Conway is that the conception of death as
an exclusive responsibility for clinical and professional governance, has inhibited the way …

Palliative care and bereavement care attempt to foster greater dignity in death and loss. Yet
the former has been criticised for 'creeping medicalisation'and the latter for individualising …

This book highlights the importance of the people who are most involved, yet least
acknowledged in the care of dying and bereaved people, the social care workers. Caroline …