Biography
Nigel Sykes trained in anaesthetics before specialising in palliative medicine at St Christopher's under Cicely Saunders' institutional tradition. His Lancet and JAMA studies on opioids and sedatives at the end of life informed UK guidance on symptom control and transparent documentation. He co-edited CRC's Clinical Pain Management: Cancer Pain and contributed core chapters on cancer pain mechanisms to Management of Advanced Disease (Hodder Arnold).
Published writings & editorial work
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Edited or co-edited
- Management of Advanced Disease
Hodder Arnold
Editor / contributor
The standard UK training text in palliative medicine. Covers symptom control, communication, ethics, and the care of patients in the closing phase of advanced illness. Edited by Polly Edmonds, Nigel Sykes and John Wiles.