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Fulfilling lives
— rehabilitation in palliative care | | Corporate Author | National Council for Palliative Care - NCPC |
| Publisher | National Council for Palliative Care - NCPC, London, 2000 |
| Pages | 19 pp (with Briefing update, August 2006) |
| Source | NCPC, The Fitzpatrick Building, 188-194 York Way, London N7 9AS. http://www.ncpc.org.uk |
| Keywords | Rehabilitation ; Pain ; Terminal care ; Standards of provision. |
| Annotation | A rehabilitative approach can help people with advancing, life-threatening disease lead fulfilling lives within the constraints of their illness; and such approach should be an integral part of all palliative care. This document was first published by the National Council for Hospice and Specialist Palliative Care Services. It explains why rehabilitation is central to the concept and scope of palliative care. It challenges some common misconceptions, such as the belief that the only acceptable goal of rehabilitation is measurable improvement or restoration of function, or that rehabilitation is a waste of resources for people with life-threatening illnesses. It provides advice on how rehabilitation can be incorporated into palliative and supportive care. A 2 pp briefing update (August 2006) has been published to cover policy changes, particularly the National Council for Clinical Excellence (NICE) "Guidance on supportive and palliative care" (2004). (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-061006003 B |
| Classmark | LM: CT7: LV: 583 |
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