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Communication in Terminal Care

Synopsis
The dying are seen as a sign of failure in a health service geared to cure and recovery. This video centres around Roxburghe House in Aberdeen and looks at how problems are faced in a terminal care unit as well as in the community. Gives an insight into the workings of a system that provides back-up and support to both patients and relatives.
Series
Terminal Care, Series
Language
English
Country
Great Britain
Medium
Video; Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 22 min.
Year of production
1985
Availability
Sale
Uses
Nurses and medical students, carers and relatives. *BMA/BLAT
Subjects
Social welfare
Keywords
hospices; terminal illness

Production Company

Name

Skyline Films

Sponsor

Name

Scottish Health Education Council

Distributor

Name

Concord Media

Email
sales@concordmedia.org.uk
Web
http://www.concordmedia.org.uk/ External site opens in new window
Phone
01473 726 012
Address
Rosehill Centre
22 Hines Road
Ipswich
IP3 9BG
Notes
A long-established, not-for-profit organisation with a large collection DVDs, specialising in the sectors of general and mental health, child care, race relations, war and peace, addictions, the third world, ecology, civil rights, personal relationships, educational issues, and social work training. Concord also handles titles made for the Graves Medical Audio-visual Library. Sale on DVD. Formerly known as Concord Video and Film Council. In 2014 Concord began to offer selected films as Video on Demand, via Vimeo.

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