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Palliative Care Services
Royal College of Physicians
其他書名
Meeting the Needs of Patients
出版Royal College of Physicians, 2007
主題Medical / GeneralPolitical Science / Public Policy / Social Services & Welfare
ISBN18601631659781860163166
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=FHwkqyCOQoYC&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋There is an increasing recognition that the principles of palliative care medicine can be implemented beneficially across most of the NHS and within most specialties. This report therefore reflects the shift in practice from predominantly cancer care to a much broader application. It includes recommendations on disseminating best practice both for those with terminal illness and for those with incurable illness earlier in the disease trajectory. Looking to the future, there is specific consideration of changing demographics, the importance of interdisciplinary care, the dissemination of care pathways, and new funding models. Palliative care deals with an area of modern medicine that raises many ethical dilemmas, both in respect of treatment decisions and the formidable obstacles in undertaking research. For although palliative care is generally considered a 'good thing', it should be subject to rigorous scrutiny and justification of both process and fundemental precepts. The report i ...