New book on continuity in palliative care launched by
RCGP
A new book examining the need for continuity in palliative care
will be launched by the Royal College of General Practitioners
(RCGP) on 16 July.
Aimed at GPs, GP registrars and community and
district nurses, ‘Continuity in Palliative Care: Key Issues and
perspectives’ provides practical information on caring for
what is likely to be an increasing number of patients faced with
life-threatening disease and difficult treatment choices.
The book highlights continuity of care issues
across primary and secondary care and looks at the areas involved
from the perspective of patients, their carers and healthcare
professionals.
It also discusses palliative care provision in
the context of health service reforms, outlining the relevance of
continuity in the face of these changes.
In her foreword, Professor Yvonne Carter, Dean
of Warwick Medical School, says: “Understanding the issues in
palliative care that face primary care teams is an important
concept in preparing for future challenges in the NHS and this book
clearly, concisely and very readably summarises the story.”
The book will be available from the RCGP
Bookstore and online at http://www.rcgp.org.uk/acatalog/
Ends
For more information, please contact
Lorna Fletcher in the RCGP press office on 020 7344 3136 / press@rcgp.org.uk
Notes to editors
- Continuity in Primary Care is edited by Dan
Munday, Consultant in Palliative Medicine for the Coventry
PCT, Medical Director of Myton Hospice, Warwick and Honorary Senior
Clinical Lecturer at the Centre for Primary Health Care Studies,
University of Warwick, and Cathy Shipman, Senior
Research Fellow at the Department of Palliative Care, Policy and
Rehabilitation and the Department of General Practice and Primary
Care at King’s College, London.
- The book is priced at £24.95. RCGP members, fellows and
associates are eligible for a ten per cent discount.