As an optional part of her training a recently qualified American Occupational Therapist undertook a placement in terminal care at St. Luke's Nursing Home in Sheffield. The author provides an objective account of this experience which complements an article by Mrs. Ann Holland published in December 1981.
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“Hospice”, information packet, American Occupational Therapy Association, Inc., Professional Development Division.
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HollandA. E., “Occupational Therapy In Terminal Care at St. Luke's Nursing Home, Sheffield,”1981.
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CockburnM. Conversations with the author at St. Luke's Nursing Home, Little Common Lane, Sheffield, S11 9NE, April, 1982.
