Narrative and Stories in Health Care: Illness, dying and bereavement

The use of narrative methods has a long history in palliative care, pioneered by Dame Cicely Saunders, founder of the modern hospice movement, Narrative and Stories in Health Care provides a vibrant, multidisciplinary examination of work with narrative and stories in contemporary health and social care, with a focus on the care of people who are ill and dying. It animates the academic literature with provocative 'real-world' examples from international contributors, includingpalliative care service users and those working in the social and human sciences, medicine, theology, and the creative arts.