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<p>List of Contributors vii</p> <p>Foreword x</p> <p>Preface xii</p> <p>Acknowledgements xiii</p> <p>1 The Context and Principles of Palliative Care 1<br /> <i>Christina Faull</i></p> <p>2 Patient and Public Involvement in Palliative Care 16<br /> <i>John Rosenberg and Kerrie Noonan</i></p> <p>3 Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion in Serious Illness 25<br /> <i>Noura Rizk, William E. Rosa and Liz Grant</i></p> <p>4 Palliative Care in the Community 39<br /> <i>Matthew Doré, Catherine Millington-Sanders, Rachel Campbell, Paul Thomas, Laura Calamos, Rachael Marchant, Carolyn Doyle, Rachel Lukwago, Karen Hodson and Susan van Beveren</i></p> <p>5 Hospital Palliative Care 53<br /> <i>Paul W. Keeley</i></p> <p>6 Ethics in Palliative Care Practice 67<br /> <i>Derek Willis</i></p> <p>7 Conversations and Communication 76<br /> <i>Sarah Russell</i></p> <p>8 Integrating New Perspectives: Working with Loss and Grief in Palliative Care 89<br /> <i>Nikki Archer and Linda Machin</i></p> <p>9 Recognising Deterioration, Preparing, and Planning for Dying 104<br /> <i>Jo Wilson and Sarah Russell</i></p> <p>10 Pain and Its Management 116<br /> <i>Richard Kitchen</i></p> <p>11 The Management of Gastrointestinal Symptoms and Advanced Liver Disease 138<br /> <i>Andrew Chilton, Christina Faull, Wendy Prentice and Monica Compton</i></p> <p>12 The Management of Respiratory Symptoms and Advanced Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 159<br /> <i>Frances Hakkak</i></p> <p>13 Managing Complications of Cancer 175<br /> <i>Lesley Charman, Rachael Barton and Katie Spencer</i></p> <p>14 Handbook of Palliative Care: Palliative Care for People with Progressive Neurological Disorders 203<br /> <i>David Oliver and Idris Baker</i></p> <p>15 ‘Palliative Care for Infants, Children, and Young People’ 218<br /> <i>Yifan Liang</i></p> <p>16 Palliative and End of Life Care: Frailty, dementia and multi-morbidity 230<br /> <i>Sarah Russell</i></p> <p>17 Palliative Care in Advanced Heart Failure 242<br /> <i>Amy Gadoud</i></p> <p>18 Palliative Care in Advanced Renal Disease, 254<br /> <i>Jo Wilson and Jenny Cross</i></p> <p>19 Palliative Care for People Living with Mental Illness and People with Intellectual Disabilities 269<br /> <i>Jed Jerwood and Gemma Allen</i></p> <p>20 Care in the Last Days of Life and after Death 283<br /> <i>Nikhil Sanyal and Alistair Duncan</i></p> <p>21 Medicines Management in Palliative Care Including Syringe Drivers 306<br /> <i>Kerry Parker and Michelle Aslett</i></p> <p>22 Spirituality in Palliative Care 328<br /> <i>Margaret Holloway</i></p> <p>23 Creating Space, Clarity, and Containment in order to Sustain Staff: Managing the Emotional Impact of Palliative Care Work 338<br /> <i>Barbara Wren</i></p> <p>24 Patient/Individual and Carer Wellbeing 348<br /> <i>Tes Smith</i></p> <p>Index 364</p>

<p><b>Dr. Richard Kitchen</b> is a Consultant in Palliative Medicine and Principal Editor.</p> <p><b>Professor Christina Faull</b> is a Consultant in Palliative Medicine and Principal Editor of the first three editions.</p> <p><b>Dr. Sarah Russell</b> is a Nurse Consultant and Trust Lead for Palliative and End of Life Care.</p> <p><b>Dr. Jo Wilson</b> is a Palliative Care Consultant Nurse and Trust Lead for End of Life Care and Advance care planning.</p>

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