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Introduction Cicely Saunders. Communication Frances Sheldon. SymptomControl: Pain Tony O'Brien. Gastrointestinal symptoms Mary Baines,Nigel Sykes. Respiratory symptoms Louis Heyse-Moore. Metabolic symptomsRobert Dunlop. Depression, sadness and anxiety Gail Hodgson. Confusion,including acute confusion Marie Murphy. Mouth and skin problems WendyLetham. Fractures Anthony M Smith. Emergencies in palliative medicinePeter Kaye. Other symptom challenges Andrew Hoy. Physiotherapy inpalliative medicine Betty O'Gorman. Psycho-social dimension ofpalliation Barbara Monroe. Cross-cultural principles of care DOliviere. Spiritual concerns in palliation Len Lunn. The work of theinterdisciplinary team Tom West. The cost to the professional carerBarbara Monroe. Interpretation of palliative care in differentsettings: The primary health care team Bruce Cleminson. Thecomplementary home care team Penny Smith. The hospital support teamJosephine Hockley. How the acute ward team can provide palliation CarolHaigh. The day hospice Anne Gibson. Overview of spread of palliation:starting a new service outside Europe and North America Avril Jackson.Ethics and legal considerations: Ethics Peter Byrne. Legalconsiderations Alexander McCall-Smith. Wider aspects of palliative careRobert Dunlop.