Wednesday 27 January 2016

Service user perspectives on palliative care education for health and social care professionals supporting people with learning disabilities

BMJ Support Palliat Care 
Dorry McLaughlin, Owen Barr, Sonja McIlfatrick and Roy McConkey

Evidence from European and American studies indicates limited referrals of people with learning (intellectual) disabilities to palliative care services. This study aimed to elicit the views of people with learning disabilities, and their family carers concerning palliative care, to inform healthcare professional education and training.
Available in print in Arthur Rank Hospice Library, Brookfields Hospital