‘I am afraid the news is not good’ – Breaking bad news in the time of COVID: Experiences from a field hospital
Background: The COVID-19 Pandemic had profound effects on healthcare systems around the world. In South Africa, field hospitals, such as the Mitchell’s Plain Field Hospital, managed many COVID patients and deaths, largely without family presence. Communicating with families, preparing them for death...
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Language: | English |
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2024-02-01
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Series: | African Journal of Primary Health Care & Family Medicine |
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Online Access: | https://phcfm.org/index.php/phcfm/article/view/4256 |