Teamwork in Palliative Care : Fulfilling or Frustrating?

ISBN-13: 9780198567745 / Angielski / Miękka / 2006 / 240 str.

Peter Speck

Opis

Teamwork is a complex but essential component of palliative care. The needs of people suffering from a life-threatening illness are diverse, and it is rare for one professional alone to provide adequate care; the skills of others are needed to ensure a holistic approach. This book explores the different aspects of team working in palliative care.

Recenzje

This book takes thinking about palliative care teams to a new level. All aspects are critically reviewed: team composition and functioning, team building and leadership, managing stress and conflict, ethical and legal issues and, most importantly, team effectiveness. Even the sacred tenet of palliative care teams is challenged-we know good palliative care makes a difference, but is this difference primarily due to the team or could it be equally well delivered by sufficiently resourced individuals? At a time when there is a leaning towards the medicalisation of death, this thought-provoking book puts the team back centre stage.

O autorze

Reverend Prebendary Peter Speck has been a member of a Research Ethics Committee and co-chair of Clinical Ethics Group. He was previously on the editorial board of 'Palliative Medicine' and 'Guidance on Supportive Care in Palliative Care within the UK' (NICE).