Palliative care services in Victoria overwhelmed: Auditor-General report finds
Australia – The Age
Dying people in Victoria are facing waiting lists of up to six weeks for specialist care to relieve their pain and suffering and many who want to die at home are not able to because palliative care services are overwhelmed, an audit has revealed.
Palliative Care Bill signed into law
US – Edmond Sun
An advisory panel that helps set state health policies would have more input from experts on the coordinated care of patients with chronic conditions under a measure signed into law yesterday.
Film explores end of life choices
US – Herald Tribune
Thursday is National Healthcare Decisions Day, and if you haven’t already, it’s the perfect time to make known and document your end of life choices.
New Zealand – Taranaki Daily News
It’s the conversation most people don’t want to have – the one about what they or their loved ones want to happen at the end of their lives.
Sweet sorrow as star-crossed lovers in Syria and Jordan connect via Skype
Syria & Jordan – The Guardian
Under the eaves of a hospice for Syrian refugees in Amman, Jordan, a wounded young Romeo reaches out to the blurred image of a girl on a screen. From the besieged and bombed-out city of Homs, Syria, Juliet gazes back.
RNAO tackles end of life care at annual meeting
ehospice Canada
The top provincial nursing association representing Ontario’s RNs, NPs and nursing students will host a keynote panel on end of life care this Saturday, as part of its 90th annual general meeting (AGM).
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