There are many publications, policy documents and guidelines that are relevant to us. This section will seek to provide an up-to-date list of them, with links.

Jainism and Care for Jain Patients information sheet (not an NHS publication, but complements ‘A Multi-faith Resource for Healthcare Staff’)	[read...]
NICE Quality Standards for End of Life care, November 2011	[read...]
The Archbishop of York in House of Lords on ‘From Illness to Wellness’ (2011)	[read...]
A reference centre for all Departmental publications in the NHS	[read...]
Spiritual Care Matters, An Introductory Resource for all NHS Scotland Staff	[read..]
The Dept of Health – Spiritual Care at the End of Life: a systematic review of the literature	[read..]
Guidance for staff responsible for care after death	[read..]
DoH (2008) End of life care strategy – promoting high quality care for all adults at the end of life (multiple documents)	[read..]
DoH (2011) Bereavement care services: a synthesis of the literature	[read..]
NHS Chaplaincy Collaboratives – Caring for the Spirit (original 2003 document and updates)	[read..]
NHS Education for Scotland (2007) A Multi-faith Resource for Healthcare Staff	[read..]
NHS Education for Scotland (2008) Religion and Belief Matter – An Information Resource for Healthcare staff	[read..]
NICE (2004) Improving Supportive and Palliative Care for Adults with Cancer (original document and updates)	[read..]
Scottish Government (2008) Living and dying well – A national action plan for palliative and end of life care in Scotland	[read..]
Scottish Government – Spiritual Care and Chaplaincy (original 2002 document and updates)	[read..]
Scottish Government (2011) Shaping Bereavement Care	[read..]