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Palliative Care Recommendations
Introducing Palliative CareIntroducing Palliative Care by Robert G. Twycross
Buy new: £20.83 / Used from: £17.04
Excellent, no Palliative Care Practitioner should be without it! - word of note on this list, it was 1st complied a few years ago, I try to keep it up to date, but ALWAYS check for newer editions!
The Syringe Driver: Continuous subcutaneous infusions in palliative careThe Syringe Driver: Continuous subcutaneous infusions in palliative care by Andrew Dickman
Buy new: £24.58 / Used from: £23.43
New Edition of Syringe Driver!
Palliative Care: An Oxford Core Text (Oxford Core Texts)Palliative Care: An Oxford Core Text (Oxford Core Texts) by Christina Faull
Buy new: £21.84 / Used from: £7.63
Good Basic Text
Tutorials in Palliative MedicineTutorials in Palliative Medicine
Buy new: £30.00 / Used from: £17.00
Never a copy of this left on the shelves
Handbook of Psychiatry in Palliative MedicineHandbook of Psychiatry in Palliative Medicine
Buy new: £45.60 / Used from: £39.18
Another well used text
Topics in Palliative Care, Volume 3: Vol 3Topics in Palliative Care, Volume 3: Vol 3
Buy new: £33.99 / Used from: £18.96
Any of the Topics series are well worth looking at
Researching Palliative Care (Facing Death)Researching Palliative Care (Facing Death) by Field
Buy new: £27.54 / Used from: £8.18
Facing Death Series also excellent, this is a particularly well used text
Cancer Nursing: Care in ContextCancer Nursing: Care in Context
Buy new: £39.99 / Used from: £0.80
Extremely good text for Cancer and Palliative Care Nurses
ABC of Palliative Care (ABC Series)ABC of Palliative Care (ABC Series)
Buy new: £21.52 / Used from: £19.37
Good Starting Point for Medical and Nursing Students
Symptom Management in Advanced CancerSymptom Management in Advanced Cancer by Robert G. Twycross
Buy new: £27.23 / Used from: £10.00
Excellent, Robert Twycross does it again
Oxford Textbook of Palliative MedicineOxford Textbook of Palliative Medicine
Buy used from: £103.63
read it in your library!! - I believer there is a children's version now... There is I'll add it to the list!
Withholding and Withdrawing Life Prolonging Medical Treatment: Guidance for Decision-makingWithholding and Withdrawing Life Prolonging Medical Treatment: Guidance for Decision-making by Veronica English
Buy used from: £0.90
Ethics - IMPORTANT!! AND includes information regarding Human Rights Act
Communication Skills for DoctorsCommunication Skills for Doctors by Peter Maguire
You cannot ignore the need for good communication skills - Maguire is one of the best
Communication Skills and Continuing Professional DevelopmentCommunication Skills and Continuing Professional Development by Veronica English
More Communication this time from the BMA
Palliative Care And Communication: Experiences in the Clinic (Facing Death)Palliative Care And Communication: Experiences in the Clinic (Facing Death) by Anne-Mei The
Buy new: £24.69 / Used from: £12.00
Another Fantastic Example from the Facing Death Series
Psychosocial Issues in Palliative CarePsychosocial Issues in Palliative Care
Buy new: £29.95 / Used from: £54.92
There are many new Pal Care titles at the moment this is a great example
Care of the Dying: A pathway to excellenceCare of the Dying: A pathway to excellence by John Ellershaw
Buy new: £25.75 / Used from: £18.52
ICP's - the way to go
Caring for the Dying at Home: Companions on the JourneyCaring for the Dying at Home: Companions on the Journey by Keri Thomas
Buy new: £24.73 / Used from: £23.13
Another popular title
Oxford Textbook of Palliative Care for ChildrenOxford Textbook of Palliative Care for Children by Ann Goldman
Buy new: £89.75 / Used from: £102.80
I've not heard too much about this - please assess a Library or bookshop copy before you believe or buy!
Handbook of Palliative CareHandbook of Palliative Care by Christina Faull
Buy new: £38.91 / Used from: £52.06
This was recommended by several people for the Library
Palliative Care Ethics: A Companion for All Specialties (Oxford medical publications)Palliative Care Ethics: A Companion for All Specialties (Oxford medical publications) by Fiona Randall
Buy new: £47.50 / Used from: £34.88
And yet some more ethics! Still can it be too important...
A Guide to Symptom Relief in Palliative CareA Guide to Symptom Relief in Palliative Care by Claud F.B. Regnard
Buy new: £23.70 / Used from: £20.56
One of the important pairings! Portenoy and Bruera, Regnard and Hockley, Carr & Mann... speaking of which
Pain: Creative Approaches to Effective ManagementPain: Creative Approaches to Effective Management by Eloise Carr
Buy used from: £6.49
Pain - good book, well used, well regarded, on many reading lists!
Pain Management (Essential Clinical Skills for Nurses)Pain Management (Essential Clinical Skills for Nurses) by Eileen Mann
Buy new: £17.49 / Used from: £12.99
Carr and Mann have brought out a new one - have not seen it yet... judge for yourselves!!