Breaking Bad News - for iPod/iPhone
The Open University
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How do you tell someone that they're dying? And how will they respond to the news? This series explores different ways of breaking bad news and looks at the impact of how the news is delivered has upon the person hearing it.
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AUG 12, 2015
Breaking bad news about sudden death
How do you tell a parent that their child has died? In this film a policeman describes the way he broke the news of Rosie Brown's death to her mother and the techniques he uses to break bad news as well as possible.
3 MIN
AUG 12, 2015
Transcript -- Breaking bad news about sudden death
Transcript -- How do you tell a parent that their child has died? In this film a policeman describes the way he broke the news of Rosie Brown's death to her mother and the techniques he uses to break bad news as well as possible.
-1 MIN
AUG 12, 2015
Hearing bad news about sudden death
What's it like to receive the news that your child has died? One night Rosie Brown was late home. Her Mum describes hearing the knock at the door, describes her response to the way the policeman broke the news and reveals how she felt.
3 MIN
AUG 12, 2015
Transcript -- Hearing bad news about sudden death
Transcript -- What's it like to receive the news that your child has died? One night Rosie Brown was late home. Her Mum describes hearing the knock at the door, describes her response to the way the policeman broke the news and reveals how she felt.
-1 MIN
AUG 12, 2015
Breaking bad news about anticipated death
How do you tell someone that they are suffering from an incurable disease? When Lucy's results revealed that she would not recover from cancer the hospital consultant was forced to break some unwelcome news. In this film she describes the thought processes she went through as she prepared to tell Lucy.
3 MIN
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