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PALLIATIVE CARE FOR SOUTH ASIANS:
MUSLIMS, HINDUS AND SIKHS
ISBN: 9781856422772
Trim Size: 234 x 156
224 pages
Rashid Gatrad, Erica Brown, Aziz Sheikh
Publication date: 30/12/2005
Price: £29.99
This book covers:
-Understanding diversity in context
-Palliative care needs for South Asians
-Explanations of the similarities and differences between Muslims, Sikhs and Hindus
-The language of religious symbolism
'Very timely. A most valuable additional learning tool for all those health and social care professionals, in both the statutory and voluntary sectors, who provide care for patients and carers from across all parts of the community.' Gordon Brown, ex-Prime Minister
Rashid Gatrad OBE is Professor of Pediatrics, University of Kentucky, USA; Consultant in Paediatrics, Manor Hospital, Walsall, UK and Senior Lecturer, University of Birmingham, UK. Erica Brown is Head of Research and Development, Acorns Children's Hospices, Birmingham, UK. Aziz Sheikh is Professor of Primary Care Research & Development, and a member of the Primary Palliative Care Group, Division of Community Health Sciences: GP Section, University of Edinburgh, UK; and Chairman, Research and Documentation Committee, Muslim Council of Britain.
The editors have brought together in this volume a series of chapters by different authors that are extremely helpful in enabling the reader to understand the essential components of the three religions addressed: Islam, Hinduism and Sikhism. Richard Bryant-Jefferies, Head of Equalities and Diversity, Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust
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