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The philosophy of hospice care

Following the success of this one day conference held in December 2007, Help the Hospices and The Shakespeare Hospice repeated this event to explore the important question, ‘What is the purpose of hospice care today and what thinking guides our future’?

Event details

Title

The philosophy of hospice care

Date

11 November 2008


Location

University of Lancaster Conference Centre

 

About this event

This conference explored

  • The reasons for why we do what we do?
  • The continuing relevance of Cicely Saunders thought
  • Whether radical shifts are required in the way we envisage our services
  • What is a hospice?

 

Conference presentations

You can download any of the following: