Attitudes and perceptions afifecting Scottish clergy in their care of the dying

Abstract

This paper sheds further light on the education and training of Scottish clergy in the care of the dying. In particular, it examines the problems of interdisciplinary co-operation, the attitudes of clergy to other professionals, and the perceived reactions of doctors and nurses to clergy.

Keywords

attitudes to death death education palliative care religion and nursing

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Murray DB Ibid: 19.

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