BUFVC Search
Current Search
Previous Searches
A short podcast looking at the founder of the modern hospice movement, Cicely Saunders, who revolutionised palliative care. Part of The New Elizabethans, a series presented by James Naughtie to mark the...
A film of a courageous 80-year-old retired surgeon with terminal cancer facing his final days with the help of a loving family and a supportive hospice team. We see him with his family and carers as he takes...
Sensitive and sympathetic arts workers with an understanding of the limitation of energy and attention span that my occur can, by providing a variety of crative opportunity, give and added dimension to the...
Describes new attitudes which have evolved from the hospice movement. Indicates sources of opposition to these ideas, and asks is it justified? Is the medical profession really concerned with what is best...
Presented by Dr K Mannix of St Oswald’s Hospice, Newcastle upon Tyne. Dialogue with a seriously ill cancer patient, discussing her attitudes, feelings and experiences.
Looks at the work of the day hospice, using as an example St Luke’s Nursing Home in Sheffield. Set during a typical day at the hospice, highlights the contributions of the nursing and support staff - the...
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...
Mrs C, a 78-year-old widow, formerly a midwife, has cancer of the bowel. She relates her feeling concerning her diseases, and her experiences of treatment and care. Mrs S, a 40-year-old patient with...
A study of the hospice movement, showing how the sponsor has been closely involved with its development. Covers four main areas: benefits (financial aid for needy patients and their families); hospice care...
Looks at what the hospice philosophy of ‘better care for the dying’ means in everyday life, showing the treatment of the terminally ill at the NHS Countess Mountbatten Hospice near Southampton. Staff aim...
You are currently searching in Find DVD. Search all the BUFVC's collections for '"hospices"' in All fields.