Bereavement care services: a synthesis of the literature
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This is a report of a literature review commissioned by the Department of Health to examine bereavement services in England. • The National End of Life Care Programme, which works with health and social care services across all sectors in England to improve the end of life care for adults, and helps those ser‐ vices respond to the issues and challenges highlighted in the End of Life Care Strategy. Fur‐ ther information is available from the programme's website at
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تاریخ انتشار 2011