GPs and the last taboos in our society
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Death and dying remain one of the last taboos in our society. Most people would imagine that their GP would be able to talk to them about the care they want at the end of their lives.
But in fact more than two-thirds of GPs have not discussed preferences for their own end-of-life care with their doctor, family or friends.
The GPs in a recent survey gave giving reasons such as ‘death feels like a long way off’ or that they ‘have just never thought about it’.
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