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Tag: Palliative care
Dying doctor has some lessons on how to tell patients bad news
'Doctors need to supply the human touch, be fully present,' says Dr Ron Naito.
Euthanasia is now legal: This is the story of a patient preparing to die
Margaret Radmore is terminally ill - she is one of the first patients to apply to the scheme.
Assisted dying: ‘I worry about GPs wandering around town and being called that death doctor’
Dr Claire Hepper is a rural GP with a special interest in palliative care and a conscientious objector to VAD.
VAD: ‘We will not abandon patients’ – the palliative care service that says ‘no’
The Catholic health group will openly discuss and even ensure the safe transport of patients to another facility.
Don’t get in the way of assisted dying, palliative care providers told
Conscientious objectors still have a duty to support patients, peak body says.
Doctors have nothing to fear when prescribing opioids for end-of-life care: experts
Reassurance comes after anecdotal claims some are leaving the specialty.
Have these 4 names made palliative care more palatable?
A change in attitude is more important than a change of name, say specialists in the field.
How a chat and a cuppa with a consultant cuts complaints
Including doctors in bereavement meetings following a patient's death in hospital helps reduce complaints and litigation: UK study.
