Death, Dying, and Social Differences

Edited by David Oliviere, Director of Education and Training, St Christopher's Hospice, Sydenham, London; Visiting Professor, Middlesex University, London, UK, Barbara Monroe, Chief Executive, St Christopher's Hospice, Sydenham, London; Honorary Professor, International Observatory on End of Life Care, Lancaster University, Lancaster, UK, and Sheila Payne, Director of the International Observatory on End of Life Care, and Help the Hospices Chair in Hospice Studies, Lancaster University, Lancaster; Director of the Cancer Experiences Collaborative, UK

David trained at Nottingham University in social administration and social work. With a background in psychiatric social work and management in the personal social services, David was involved with Pilgrim's Hospice, Canterbury, before joining the North London Hospice as Director of Social Work. Subsequently David worked as Community Care Advisor for ethnic minorities and refugees, LB Enfield, and more recently as Macmillan Principal Lecturer in Palliative Care at Middlesex University, whilst practising at the Macmillan Support Team at Barnet Hospital. David has spoken widely internationally. His special interests include user involvement, culture and ethnicity, work with families, staff stress and teaching skills. He is Visiting Professor at the School of Health and Social Sciences, Middlesex University.

Barbara has been a social worker for over 30 years. She joined St Christopher's Hospice in 1987 and became Chief Executive in 2000. She is founder and Director of the Candle children's bereavement project at St Christopher's and was Chair of the national Childhood Bereavement Network for eight years. She is Module Leader on the MSc in Palliative Care and Policy run jointly by St Christopher's and King's College London. Barbara is a well-known speaker and lecturer and has delivered training programmes across the world. She has written extensively about psychological and social aspects of palliative care and sits on a variety of national committees supporting the development of end of life care. Barbara is an Honorary Professor at the International Observatory on End of Life Care at Lancaster University and has a long term interest in how we achieve 'good enough' end of life care for all. She was appointed Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the Queen's Birthday Honours List 2010.

Sheila Payne is a health psychologist with a background in nursing. She holds honorary visiting chairs at Monash University, Melbourne, Australia and Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland. Professor Payne has a long track record in palliative care research and scholarship. Her research agenda focuses on palliative and end-of-life care for older people and bereavement support. She holds a number of major grants in these areas and has supervised over 20 PhD students. She teaches on research methods and has co-edited a textbook on research methods in palliative care. She is Director of the NCRI funded Cancer Experiences Collaborative. She is Vice President of the European Association of Palliative Care and president elect from 2011. Sheila has published widely in academic and professional journals, written eleven books, and formerly edited (with Sandra Horn) the 'Health Psychology' book series published by the Open University Press.

Glennys Howarth, Professor, Faculty of Health, University of Plymouth, UK
Barbara Hanratty, Senior Lecturer in Population and Community Health, University of Liverpool, UK
Louise Holmes, Research Assistant, University of Liverpool, UK
Anthony C. Gatrell, Dean, School of Health & Medicine, Lancaster University, UK
May McCreaddie, Lecturer, Nursing and Midwifery, University of Stirling, UK
Malcolm Payne, Adviser, Policy and Development, St Christopher's Hospice, London, UK
Heather Richardson, Clinical Director, St Joseph's Hospice, London, UK
Jonathan Koffman, Senior Lecturer in Palliative Care, King's College London, Department of Palliative Care, Policy and Rehabilitation, Cicely Saunders Institute, London, UK
Carol Thomas, Professor of Sociology, Division of Health Research, Lancaster University, UK
Lukas Radbruch, President of the European Association for Palliative Medicine; Chair of Palliative Medicine, Department of Palliative Medicine, University Hospital Bonn, Germany
Caroline Nicholson, Post Doctoral Research Fellow, National Nursing Research Unit, Florence Nightingale School of Nursing & Midwifery, King's College London, UK
Jo Hockley, Nurse Consultant, St Christopher's Hospice, London, UK
Anne Grinyer, Director, PG Taught Schemes, Division of Health Research, School of Health & Medicine, Lancaster University, UK
Irene Tuffrey-Wijne, Senior Research Fellow, St George's University of London, UK
Max Henderson, Clinical Senior Lecturer in Epidemiological & Occupational Psychiatry, Institute of Psychiatry, Kings College London, UK
Annabel Price, Clinical Lecturer in Palliative Care Liaison Psychiatry, Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London, UK
Murna Downs, Head, Bradford Dementia Group, Division of Dementia Studies, School of Health Studies, University of Bradford, UK
Louise Jones, Head, Marie Curie Palliative Care Research Unit, Research Department of Mental Health Sciences,
University College London, UK
Regina McQuillan, Consultant in Palliative Medicine, St. Francis Hospice, Dublin, Ireland
Nigel G. J. Dodds, Nurse Manager, St Christopher's Hospice, London, UK
Chris Farnham, Consultant in Palliative Medicine, Hospice of St John and St Elizabeth, London, UK
Katherine Cox, Integrative Therapist, Twickenham, UK
Mary Turner, Research Fellow, Lancaster University, UK
Orla Keegan, Head of Research, Irish Hospice Foundation, Dublin, Ireland
Kelli I. Stajduhar, Associate Professor, School of Nursing and Centre on Ageing, University of Victoria, Canada
Mike Richards, National Cancer Director, National Cancer Action Team, London, UK
David Oliviere, Director of Education and Training, St Christopher's Hospice, Sydenham, London; Visiting Professor, Middlesex University, London, UK
Barbara Monroe, Chief Executive, St Christopher's Hospice, Sydenham, London; Honorary Professor, International Observatory on End of Life Care, Lancaster University, Lancaster, UK
Sheila Payne, Director of the International Observatory on End of Life Care, and Help the Hospices Chair in Hospice Studies, Lancaster University, Lancaster; Director of the Cancer Experiences Collaborative, UK

"Everyone who works with the care of these groups has something to learn from this book. Therefore, I recommend it to anyone interested in end of life care." - Journal of the Norwegain Medical Association

" Death, Dying and the Social Difference lends itself to a 'dipping in and out' approach, making it the ideal for busy professionals. There is something for everyone whether ecperienced or new to palliative care, and it will be useful for an international palliative care audience, those interested in cultural and social differences, students of both medicine and nursing, and educationalists involved in teaching on death and dying programmes." - International Journal of Palliative Nursing

"The book illustrates well the diverse, multi-cultural, multi-faith and wide-ranging family structures in the UK today - as well as providing significant examples of social inequalities that may impinge on access to good quality palliative care." - St Christopher's Hospice