Death, Religion and Law: A Guide For Clinicians

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Peter Hutton (University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, UK) Ravi Mahajan (Queen's Medical Center, Nottingham, England, UK)

Death, Religion and Law

A Guide For Clinicians

Peter Hutton (University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, UK), Ravi Mahajan (Queen's Medical Center, Nottingham, England, UK), Allan Kellehear (University of Bradford, UK)

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Routledge
19 November 2019

Counselling & advice services; Medical ethics & professional conduct; Personal & public health; Psychotherapy; Health & Self-Help

This practical guide summarizes the principles of working with dying patients and their families as influenced by the commoner world religions and secular philosophies. It also outlines the main legal requirements to be followed by those who care for the dying following the death of the patient.

The first part of the book provides a reflective introduction to the general influences of world religions on matters to do with dying, death and grief. It considers the sometimes conflicting relationships between ethics, religion, culture and personal philosophies and how these differences impact on individual cases of dying, death and loss. The second part describes the general customs and beliefs of the major religions that are encountered in hospitals, hospices, care homes and home care settings. It also includes discussion of non-religious spirituality, humanism, agnosticism and atheism. The final part outlines key socio-legal aspects of death across the UK.

Death, Religion and Law provides key knowledge, discussion and reflection for dealing with the diversity of the everyday care of dying and death in different religious, secular and cultural contexts. It is an important reference for practitioners working with dying patients, their families and the bereaved.

By: Peter Hutton (University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust UK), Ravi Mahajan (Queen's Medical Center, Nottingham, England, UK), Allan Kellehear (University of Bradford, UK)
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
Weight: 662g
ISBN: 9781138592889
ISBN 10: 1138592889
Pages: 324
Publication Date: 19 November 2019
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Primary , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Peter Hutton was Professor of Anaesthesia at Birmingham University, an Honorary Consultant at University Hospital Birmingham and a Medical Examiner. He is now a non-Executive Director of the Royal Brompton and Harefield Hospitals. Ravi Mahajan is Professor of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care at Nottingham University, UK. Allan Kellehear is 50th Anniversary Professor (End of Life Care), Faculty of Health Studies, University of Bradford, UK.