Palliative care: introduction

Abstract Forty years on from the opening of St Christopher’s Hospice and 20 years after the speciality was formally recognized as a medical speciality, palliative medicine remains as diverse as ever. No longer a terminal care service, the speciality continues to evolve its role into supportive care...

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Published inMedicine (Abingdon. 1995, UK ed.) Vol. 39; no. 11; p. 635
Main Authors Keeley, Paul W, Noble, Simon
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Elsevier Ltd 01.11.2011
Subjects
hospice
Internal Medicine
palliative
terminal
palliative
hospice
terminal
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Summary:Abstract Forty years on from the opening of St Christopher’s Hospice and 20 years after the speciality was formally recognized as a medical speciality, palliative medicine remains as diverse as ever. No longer a terminal care service, the speciality continues to evolve its role into supportive care and the management of non-malignant disease. Future challenges will include ongoing partnership working between the independent and statutory sector, undertaking rigorous research and looking after an increasingly ageing population.
ISSN:1357-3039
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DOI:10.1016/j.mpmed.2011.08.005