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Cicely Saunders And The Modern Hospice Movement
FromWitness History
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Length:
9 minutes
Released:
Dec 12, 2018
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Podcast episode
Description
In 1967, Dame Cicely Saunders opened the first modern hospice in South London. St Christopher's inspired the creation of thousands of similar hospices around the world and its scientific research helped establish the modern discipline of palliative medicine. Simon Watts introduces archive interviews with Dame Cicely, who died in 2005.
PHOTO: Dame Cicely Saunders (BBC)
PHOTO: Dame Cicely Saunders (BBC)
Released:
Dec 12, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode
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