Serious illness care Programme UK: assessing the 'face validity', applicability and relevance of the serious illness conversation guide for use within the UK health care setting

• Main Authors: Tamsin McGlinchey (Author), Stephen Mason (Author), Alison Coackley (Author), Anita Roberts (Author), Maria Maguire (Author), Justin Sanders (Author), Francine Maloney (Author), Susan Block (Author), John Ellershaw (Author), Peter Kirkbride (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2019-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background When doctors have honest conversations with patients about their illness and involve them in decisions about their care, patients express greater satisfaction with care and lowered anxiety and depression. The Serious Illness Care Programme (the Programme), originally developed in...