Letters of condolence: assessing attitudes and variability in practice amongst oncologists and palliative care doctors in Yorkshire

摘要

BackgroundFollowing a patient’s death, some doctors routinely write a letter of condolence to the bereaved family. Practice appears to vary widely but this is poorly documented, particularly in the UK setting. We wished to explore the attitudes of oncologists and palliative care consultants towards writing letters of condolence to patient’s families.