Dying with dignity Page 1 Dying with dignity Miss Smith, aged 80, was admitted to the cottage
hospital after a stroke. She was looked after by the senior partner in a local practice. His …

Ilora Finlay past often run out-of-hours services, but few do now. Specialist nurses should
provide a high level of expertise, but they are only available during office hours. So again it …

Western medicine that prioritizes the relief of human suffering and preservation of dignity
among those with incurable and life-limiting diseases. Hospice and palliative medicine …

Dignity. Dignity? Dignity! Letters to the Editor Page 1 provides the concept of dignity its potency
it needs to inform and improve palliative end-of-life care. So what are some of the things that …

Death is a unique experience for each human being, yet there is tremendous societal
pressure on a dying person to be a “good patient” while trying to experience the “good …

Medical assistance in dying: Living with dignity until life naturally ends. Sign In Folder
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Death is a theme of central importance in all cultures, but the manner in which it is
interpreted varies from society to society. Even so, traditional cultures, including Christian …

Information about palliative care options must be given to the patient and having been given
this information the patient must confirm to the primary medical practitioner that all other …

Many patients with far-advanced disease go through a phase of expensive, ineffective, and
inappropriate medical treatments in an intensive care unit in the weeks or days before they …

This title is adapted from an inspiring essay by Ken Warpole. 1 Commissioned by the Irish
Hospice Foundation in 2005, Warpole reviewed the architecture and design of hospital …