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    Is place of death important to patients?

    Is place of death important to patients?

    FromThe BMJ Podcast

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    Is place of death important to patients?

    FromThe BMJ Podcast

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    Length:
    19 minutes
    Released:
    Oct 12, 2015
    Format:
    Podcast episode

    Description

    The current orthodoxy is that home is the best and preferred place of death for most people, but in this podcast, Kristian Pollock a sociologist from Nottingham University questions these assumptions and calls for greater attention to improving the experience of dying in hospital and elsewhere.

    Read the full analysis:
    http://www.bmj.com/content/351/bmj.h4855
    Released:
    Oct 12, 2015
    Format:
    Podcast episode

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    The BMJ is an international peer reviewed medical journal and a fully “online first” publication. The BMJ’s vision is to be the world’s most influential and widely read medical journal. Our mission is to lead the debate on health and to engage, inform, and stimulate doctors, researchers, and other health professionals in ways that will improve outcomes for patients. We aim to help doctors to make better decisions.