GATEWAY SITES

IAHPC International Association for Hospice and Palliative Care Main site- with a whole range of links and resources
National Council for Hospice and Specialist Palliative Care Services The UK site for Hospice links
Hospice Net A UK based organization with extensive Hospice links 03/01
ACH Home pageThe Association of Children's Hospices homesite (UK)- with information- local contacts, a palliative care forum etc
The Palliative Page One of the smartest resource sites, with pages of links grouped under 'palliative', 'grief', 'death' etc 03/01
Hospice Directory Directory of Hospice and Palliative Care Services in the UK and Republic of Ireland
Supportive Care of the Dying A US based coalition of Catholic Healthcare organizations. A good site, this is their 'links' page 03/01
The Growth House site offers a good way to search for Palliative care links and information

USEFUL INDIVIDUAL PAGES

Talking To Children About Death This may all seem obvious to the expert, but very good basic guidance (look elsewhere for up-to-date references...)
Hospice Austin Recommended Reading A good range of recommended books and descriptions- no link to a bookshop!

Innovations in End-of-Life Care Bimonthly, online journal features peer-reviewed promising practices in end-of-life care.
Buddhist Hospice Directory, HIV-AIDS Projects A list of speciality hospices.

Elisabeth Kubler Ross Home site Details of latest books, EKR groups and so on.

Chronic Illness-Pain Newsletter A collection of articles from 'Rest Ministries' primarily focused on Chronic Pain rather than palliative care- but of some interest.

Although they do not yet have their own website- the UK based Association of Hospice Chaplains can be contacted via email. Their chair is the Rev Peter Wells, and their honorary secretary is Sister Brigid Murphy.

The Palliative Care Special Interest Group is now in existence. It will work closely with the Association of Hospice Chaplains. For more details contact Sarah Sewell, Chaplain, Royal Marsden Hospital.