Teamwork in Palliative Care: Fulfilling or Frustrating?
Author:   Peter Speck
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
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9780198567745


Pages:   240
Publication Date:   14 September 2006
Format:   Paperback
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Author:   Peter Speck
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
Imprint:   Oxford University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.382kg
ISBN:  

9780198567745


ISBN 10:   019856774
Pages:   240
Publication Date:   14 September 2006
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

1. Introduction ; 2. Team or group - spot the difference ; 3. The effect of the setting on the work of the team ; 4. User involvement - the patient and carer as team members? ; 5. Leaders and followers, power and authority ; 6. Sitting close to death - a palliative care unit ; 7. Maintaining a healthy team - a dynamic issue ; 8. Teambuilding - the how, why and where ; 9. Communication - an essential tool for team well-being ; 10. Training in the interdisciplinary environment ; 11. Ethical issues in multi-disciplinary teamwork in palliative care ; 12. Legal issues of multi-professional teamwork ; 13. Team effectiveness ; 14. Conclusion

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This book takes thinking about palliative care teams to a new level. All aspects are critically reviewed: team composition and functioning, team building and leadership, managing stress and conflict, ethical and legal issues and, most importantly, team effectiveness. Even the sacred tenet of palliative care teams is challenged-we know good palliative care makes a difference, but is this difference primarily due to the team or could it be equally well delivered by sufficiently resourced individuals? At a time when there is a leaning towards the medicalisation of death, this thought-provoking book puts the team back centre stage. Palliative Care,


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Reverend Prebendary Peter Speck has been a member of a Research Ethics Committee and co-chair of Clinical Ethics Group. He was previously on the editorial board of 'Palliative Medicine' and 'Guidance on Supportive Care in Palliative Care within the UK' (NICE).

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