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The missing piece
— meeting people's spiritual needs in end of life care | | Author(s) | Simon Chapman |
| Corporate Author | National Council for Palliative Care - NCPC |
| Publisher | National Council for Palliative Care, London, 2010 |
| Pages | 20 pp |
| Source | National Council for Palliative Care, The Fitzpatrick Building, 188-194 York Way, London N7 9AS. E-mail: enquiries@ncpc.org.uk Website: www.ncpc.org.uk |
| Keywords | Terminal care ; Spiritual characteristics [elderly] ; Pastoral care ; Needs [elderly]. |
| Annotation | The 'End of life care strategy' (Department of Health 2008) confirmed that provision for the spiritual needs of the dying required further work to develop practice. This National Council for Palliative Care (NCPC) report explores the key themes highlighted at "The Missing Piece" conference held in March 2010. It defines five different context within which spirituality can be expressed - religious, self-spirituality, aesthetic, secular, and therapeutic - as well as as there being different dimensions of spiritual need. It discusses spiritual support in different settings, and suggests that staff training and development is a priority. The document is also intended to promote discussion on the subject, on which examples of good practice are sought. Appendices include the competencies from the NICE guidance, 'Spiritual and religious care competencies for specialist palliative care'; and draft quality markers for spiritual support, on which the Department of of Health (DH) is to consult in Autumn 2010. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-101021001 B |
| Classmark | LV: EX: OW: IK |
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