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Breaking bad news is a common cause of anxiety for healthcare professionals. This book is a handy pocket-sized guide that will help you fulfil this difficult task as well as possible.This book will introduce you to a new model and mnemonic:SSet the sceneUUnderstand your patient's perspectivePPrepare your patientPPass on the informationOObserve silenceRRespect and respond to emotionTTime for questions and clarificationSSummary and closeWritten by an experienced lecturer in palliative care, with input provided by current healthcare students and with space for your own notes, this guidance is produced with you in mind and you can carry it with you at all times.

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