- Concise, portable and accessible with practical, expert guidance written by over 40 highly respected healthcare professionals
- Covers physical, psychological, social, and spiritual elements with international, public health, media, and governance perspectives
- Includes the latest guidelines and management options for delivering end-of-life care, and projects an ethos of the noble cause of medicine and palliative care
New to this Edition:
- Features a new section on paediatric palliative care and brand new chapters covering transition in teenagers and young adults, and learning difficulties
- Integrates public health, media, ethics, humanitarian, and international aspects, artificial intelligence, equality, diversity, inclusion, and complementary therapy, to provide a fully comprehensive perspective
- Includes expanded sections on communication, emotional and spiritual support, and care for families and caregivers
