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Handbook of Palliative Care

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The 4th edition of the Handbook of Palliative Care is a comprehensive resource that supports non-specialists in palliative care in both hospital and community settings. It provides up-to-date evidence and guidelines, with a practical focus and an approach to clinical challenges. The handbook is written by four experienced nursing and medical authors and covers a wide range of topics, including medicine management, symptom control, and patient and public involvement. It is an ideal supporting resource for healthcare professionals caring for patients with palliative care needs in the UK and beyond.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 384 pages
Publication date: 08 January 2024
Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd


The Handbook of Palliative Care is a comprehensive resource that utilizes up-to-date evidence and guidelines to support non-specialists in palliative care in both hospital and community settings. Building on the success of previous editions, this new edition has a practical focus and provides the user with an approach to clinical challenges while also providing enough information to explain why this approach is suggested.

The 4th edition of the Handbook of Palliative Care supports non-specialists in palliative care in both hospital and community settings and focuses on holistic care and therapeutic interventions. With several new chapters and content significantly updated to reflect new evidence and practice, the 4th edition also presents up-to-date evidence, guidance in a succinct format, and utilizes flow charts and figures to enhance the accessibility of information.

Written by four highly accomplished nursing and medical authors with over 100 years of experience between them in hospital, hospice, care home, and community settings, the Handbook of Palliative Care provides:

Guidance from clinicians who are experts in their field.

An acknowledgment of the requirements of healthcare professionals attending to patients with palliative care needs, along with a dedicated chapter addressing this topic.

Contemporary guidance on medicine management, symptom control, and managing complications of cancer.

Palliative care in heart failure, renal disease, and advanced liver, neurological, and respiratory diseases.

An in-depth look at patient and public involvement in palliative care and inequity.

Skill development, including communication, ethical considerations, and spiritual care.

New chapters, including frailty, dementia, and multi-morbidity; and palliative care.

The Handbook of Palliative Care is an essential resource for healthcare professionals who want to provide optimal care to patients with life-limiting illnesses. It offers a comprehensive and practical approach to palliative care, covering a wide range of topics and providing evidence-based guidance to support non-specialists in delivering high-quality care.


ISBN-13: 9781119784364
Edition number: 4 ed

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