The role of health play specialists in palliative care
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Evidence & Practice    

The role of health play specialists in palliative care

Penelope Hart-Spencer Play specialist and paediatric support coordinator, The Christie NHS Foundation Trust, Palatine Treatment Centre, Manchester, England

The role of health play specialists (HPSs) in palliative care is under-researched. Although they undertake extremely beneficial work in this area, it is not evidenced in palliative care literature. This article explores the role of HPSs in palliative care and uses a case study to demonstrate how they support children and their families.

Cancer Nursing Practice. doi: 10.7748/cnp.2018.e1426

Correspondence

Penelope.hartspencer@christie.nhs.uk

Conflict of interest

None declared

This article has been subject to external double-blind peer review and checked for plagiarism using automated software

Received: 28 March 2017

Accepted: 08 September 2017

Published online: 08 February 2018

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