Getting Started: Guidelines and suggestions for those considering starting a Hospice / Palliative Care Service

Contributors Dr Derek Doyle (Editor) Founding Member and Adviser of the IAHPC (UK) Dr. K S Chan (Hong Kong, China) Dr Daniela Mosoiu (Romania) Dr Alan Nixon (Canada and Saudi Arabia) Available in Portuguese

Table of Contents

Introduction

The Palliative Care Unit in the Acute Hospital

The Hospital Palliative Care Team

The Free-Standing Hospice / Palliative Care Unit

The Community Palliative Care Service

The Palliative Care Day Unit

Volunteers in Palliative Care

Staffing Palliative Care Services

Education and Training in Palliative Care

Management Issues

Communicating with the Press, Public and Politicians

Documentation Issues

Recommended Reading

 

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