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- Title
The challenge of providing palliative care to terminally ill prison inmates in the UK.
- Authors
Wood, Felicity Juliette
- Abstract
Terminally ill prison inmates have a right to all aspects of health care including palliative care provision. However, there are numerous difficulties in providing palliative care to high-security prisoners in the UK. Local community hospices may be reluctant to admit terminally ill prisoners and therefore initiatives must be established to provide appropriate palliative care within the prison itself. Dying prisoners need companionship and to be shown respect and compassion to avoid feelings of loneliness and hopelessness. Inmate volunteers can provide an invaluable source of support and friendship for the terminally ill prisoner, helping to improve quality of life.
- Subjects
UNITED Kingdom; PALLIATIVE treatment; TERMINAL care; TERMINALLY ill; MEDICAL care of institutionalized persons; MEDICAL care
- Publication
International Journal of Palliative Nursing, 2007, Vol 13, Issue 3, p131
- ISSN
1357-6321
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.12968/ijpn.2007.13.3.23275