Nerve Blocks in Palliative Care. F. Hicks and K. H. Simpson. Published by Oxford University Press, Oxford. Pp. 130; indexed; illustrated. Cost {pound}19.50. ISBN 0-19-852703-9

‘When considering any intervention, team members mustdo this from a position of knowledge rather than prejudice.’This is a quote from p. 4 of this little book, and it raisesthe point that some medical and nursing professionals workingin palliative care might not be aware of