title: New competencies for end-of-life care will help to get the basics right.
abstract: 'WHEN I tell people what I do, it can be a real conversation stopper,' says Claire Henry, national director for the End of Life Care Programme. Ms Henry, a nurse herself, says that even nurses who are regularly involved in the care of dying people can be 'frightened' of talking about dying with patients, and many view themselves as unskilled in this area.
authors.forename: Thelma
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Agnew