Abstract
This chapter is concerned with the provision of palliative care. Palliative derives from the Latin word pallium, meaning a cloak or cover. In this context it refers to the provision of active care for a person whose condition is not responsive to curative treatment. A more developed definition is that palliative care is
‘The active total care offered to a patient with a progressive disease and their family when it is recognised that the illness is no longer curable, in order to concentrate on the quality of life and the alleviation of distressing symptoms within the framework of a coordinated service. Palliative care provides relief from pain and other distressing symptoms, it integrates the psychological and spiritual aspects of care and it offers a support system to help friends and relatives to cope during the patient’s illness and in bereavement.’
(SMAC/SNMAC, 1992)
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Small, N. et al. (1997). Palliative Care in the Community. In: Hennessy, D. (eds) Community Health Care Development. Community Health Care Series. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-13906-4_9
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