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  1. Cicely Saunders (2012)

    Subject
    Social welfare; Women’s studies

    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...

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  2. Dying Wish (2010)

    Subject
    Medical sciences; Social welfare
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 29 minutes), £30.00

    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...

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  3. Hospice Care and Creative Artwork (1992)

    Subject
    Art; Social welfare
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 24 minutes), £25.00

    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...

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  4. Cancer: Terminal Care (1989 Video)

    Producer
    Ian Spratley
    Subject
    Social welfare
    Distribution
    OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 24 min.

    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...

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  5. Coming to Terms with Cancer: Irene (1987 Video)

    Subject
    Medical sciences
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 26 min., 1997 sale: £37.00 (+VAT +p&p)

    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.

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  6. Day Hospice, The (1987 Video)

    Producer
    Michael Paul
    Subject
    Social welfare
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 23 min.

    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...

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  7. Communication in Terminal Care (1985 Video)

    Subject
    Social welfare
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 22 min.

    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...

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  8. Listen to the Cancer Patient (1985 Video)

    Subject
    Medical sciences
    Distribution
    Hire Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 39min.

    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...

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  9. Helping People Now (1982 Film, Video)

    Director
    Chris Marnham
    Producer
    Julian Harvey
    Subject
    Social welfare
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    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...

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  10. Living with Dying (1981 Video)

    Director
    Britt Marie Sundberg
    Producer
    Lennart Sundberg
    Subject
    Medical sciences
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 50 min., 2000 sale: £99.00 (+VAT +p&p)

    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...

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