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Breaking bad news : establishing an auditable procedure for giving the cancer diagnosis, Mount Vernon document

Creador:

Lynda Jackson MacMillan Centre for Cancer Support and Information (Mount Vernon Hospital), Bradburn, J., Maher, J., Clinical Change Programme (Development Centre, King's Fund), and Walker, G.

Publication date:

1996

Abstract:

This study aimed to involve patients and health professionals in drawing up a set of auditable guidelines for consultations in which patients are given their initial diagnosis of cancer. It resulted from representations from patients and hospital staff, both of which groups were concerned that the way in which the ...