110 International Journal of Palliative Nursing 2011, Vol 17, No 3 care homes in meeting the
growing end-of-life needs of our ageing population. Fundamental to this is inculcating an …

1. Palliative care is nested within wider health and social care services, including general
community services available for everyone; services concerned with end-of-life care for …

The Textbook of Palliative Care Communication is the authoritative text on communication in
palliative care, providing a compilation of international and interdisciplinary perspectives …

Background: Although communication is strongly emphasized in palliative care, not much
research has focused on communication between patients and their loved ones. The …

1274 BMJ| 16 JUNE 2007| VolUME 334 located the nurse consultant, who was known and
trusted by the family. The patient's wife would not consider deactivation without speaking to …

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Background Effective communication is a core skill for professionals. Skilled communication
is also regarded as one of the key domains of leadership that doctors should develop …

Recent years have seen a recognition of the importance of talking openly to patients at the
end of life about death and dying. This article aims to add to the existing body of literature on …

The last communications of a dying person may be valued as the most important in a
lifetime. Similarly, the decisions a person makes, including medical care decisions, as he or …

This article discusses some communication skills that may be challenging for district nurses
who are working with palliative care patients. The article suggests that assessing what the …