Category Archives: Minority Communities

‘So isolation comes in, discrimination and you find many people dying quietly without any family support’: Accessing palliative care for key populations

Posted on June 24, 2019 by

THIS MONTH’S EDITOR’S CHOICE FROM PALLIATIVE MEDICINE … Jenny Hunt, Katherine Bristowe, Sybille Chidyamatare and Richard Harding explain the background to their longer article published in the June issue of ‘Palliative Medicine’. We were delighted with the selection of our publication as ‘Editor’s … Continue reading →

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Harm reduction and palliative care: Meeting people where they’re at . . .

Posted on January 23, 2019 by

In November last year, we launched a series about palliative care in the context of being ‘homeless’ which may include sleeping on the streets, living in a hostel or ‘sofa surfing’. We looked at the implications of providing palliative care … Continue reading →

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Spiritual concerns when dying on the streets

Posted on November 26, 2018 by

Continuing our series about palliative care in the context of being ‘homeless’ which may include sleeping on the streets, living in a hostel or ‘sofa surfing’. We look at the implications of providing palliative care and bereavement care for people who … Continue reading →

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Feeling ‘at home’ for the last time

Posted on November 21, 2018 by

Continuing our series about palliative care in the context of being ‘homeless’ which may include sleeping on the streets, living in a hostel or ‘sofa surfing’. We look at the implications of providing palliative care and bereavement care for people who … Continue reading →

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Palliative Care for the homeless: A complex issue

Posted on November 12, 2018 by

Continuing our  new series is about palliative care in the context of being ‘homeless’ which may include sleeping on the streets, living in a hostel or ‘sofa surfing’. In the coming weeks, we look at the implications of providing palliative care … Continue reading →

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Too Little, Too Late: How we fail vulnerable Canadians as they die and what to do about it

Posted on November 5, 2018 by

This new series is about palliative care in the context of being ‘homeless’ which may include sleeping on the streets, living in a hostel or ‘sofa surfing’. In the coming weeks, we look at the implications of providing palliative care and … Continue reading →

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Hungry, homeless and heading for heaven: Exploring end-of-life preferences of homeless people in the UK

Posted on October 10, 2018 by

CELEBRATING WORLD DAY OF HOMELESSNESS, 10 OCTOBER 2018 –  we’re republishing this post by Wendy Ann Webb, first published as a blog post on 2 May 2018 relating to her longer journal article. And you can download the full article … Continue reading →

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