End of Life Care
Use this guide to find information resources about end of life care including books, reports and journal articles.
Last updated:
31/05/2024
Key Resources
RCN Learning resource: End of life care and wellbeing for the nursing and midwifery workforce
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Online learning resource for nursing staff:
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Marie Curie (2022) Caring for LGBTQ+ people at the end of life.
NHS (2021): End of life care.
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Information aimed at the public
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National Palliative and End of Life Care Partnership (2021) Ambitions for palliative and end of life care: A national framework for local action 2021-2026. UK: Ambitions Partnership.
We would like to thank the RCN Pain and Palliative Care member community for their input into the development of this subject guide.
Books
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Book subject searches
Use these links to see details of books the RCN libraries hold on each topic.
Journal articles
Use these links for details of journal articles on each topic.
Journals
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Explore
Royal College of Nursing (no date) Care home journey. RCN.
Social Care Institute for Excellence (2014) End of life care: achieving dignity for those with dementia, Great Britain: Social Care TV (video).
Social Care Institute for Excellence (2014) End of life and palliative care: Thinking about the words we use, Great Britain: Social Care TV (video).
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Joseph Dempster
Editor of this guide
RCN Library and Museum
Page last updated - 31/05/2024