A national survey of health professionals and volunteers working in voluntary hospices in the UK. II. Staff and volunteers' experiences of working in hospices

Palliative Medicine

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 49-57

  Addington Hall, Julia M ^a,b   Karlsen, Saffron ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Hospice; Satisfaction; Staff; Volunteers

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BOARD OF TRUSTEES; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPICE CARE; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; MANAGER; MEDICAL STAFF; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; NURSE; PHYSICIAN; PUBLIC RELATIONS; TEAMWORK; UNITED KINGDOM; VOLUNTEER; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; AGED; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HOSPICES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PALLIATIVE CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; VOLUNTARY WORKERS;

EID: 13444262428     PISSN: 02692163     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1191/0269216305pm931oa     Document Type: Article

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