title: Dying in prison: providing palliative care in challenging environments.
abstract: Prison health care in the UK is currently experiencing a period of change and, therefore, there are opportunities for the development of palliative care services. Some of the challenges of providing this element of care to dying prisoners are highlighted in this article.
authors.affiliation: HM Prison Service College, Newbold Revel, Rugby, Warwickshire, UK. maggie.bolger@hmps.gsi.gov.uk
authors.forename: Maggie
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bolger
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D010166:Palliative Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D011329:Prisoners; D011330:Prisons; D016730:Program Development; D011787:Quality of Health Care; D006113:United Kingdom