Palliative care in Ireland / Julie Ling and Liam O'Siorain ; foreword by Cicely Saunders.
Material type: TextSeries: Facing death | Facing deathPublication details: Maidenhead : Open University Press, 2005.Description: 224 pISBN:- 9780335214938 (pbk.) :
- 9780335214945 (hbk.) :
- 9780335214938
- 362.17509417 LIN
- R726.8
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Includes index.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Part 1: Palliative care development -1. A national plan for palliative care - the Irish experience -- 2.The voluntary sector -- 3.Managing palliative care services in the Irish Republic -- Part II: Service delivery -- 4.Urban home care in the Republic of Ireland -- 5.Home care in rural Ireland -- 6.In-patient palliative care units -- 7.Hospital-based palliative care teams -- 8.Palliative care for children in the Irish Republic -- 9.Day hospice as an integrated model of care -- Part III: Beliefs and bereavement -- 11.The bereavement journey: the Irish experience -- 12.Religion, faith and spirituality: \'a difficult journey\' -- 13.Whole person care: the Irish dimension -- 14.Irish travellers and specialist palliative care services -- 15.Irish traditions on dying and death - relevance to palliate care -- Part IV:Future challenges and developments -- 16.Multicultural Ireland -- weaving the fabric of diversity -- 17.Medical education in the Republic of Ireland -- 18.Palliative nurse education in the Republic of Ireland -- 19.Reflections from abroad -- 20.The future of palliative care in Ireland.
How does palliative care differ in the Republic of Ireland to other countries? This text provides an overview of palliative care services in Ireland from a multi-professional viewpoint.