A real death: what can you expect during a loved one’s final hours?
Australia – The Conversation
It’s hard to predict events in the final days and hours of a person’s life. Some deaths are wonderful – a gentle decline preceding a gracious demise. Unfortunately for every “good” death, there are many which are much more stormy and drawn out.
New program aims to train more end of life caregivers
US – Nevada Public Radio
One year into its medical fellowship program for end of life care, partners Nathan Adelson Hospice and Touro University are claiming success.
A better place to die: Africa or Scotland?
UK – Marie Curie blog
Professor Scott Murray, St. Columba’s Hospice, chair of primary palliative care at the University of Edinburgh and chair of the International Primary Palliative Care Network, highlights some contrasts between end of life care in Kenya and Scotland.
OSF puts emphasis on palliative care
US – Peoria Journal Star
Modern palliative care is no longer just a way to keep a dying patient comfortable. Recent studies have shown that providing palliative care for patients with severe illnesses can actually lengthen life.
Dr Samantha Pegg: Assisted dying debate will end up back in the courts
UK – Nottingham Post
Dr Samantha Pegg, senior lecturer in law at Nottingham Law School, looks at the legal background to assisted dying.
How government policy can help give people a ‘good death’
UK – Politics.co.uk
A series of reports and reviews have highlighted how the UK’s inconsistent and sometimes worryingly ad hoc approach to end of life care is currently failing.
Why can’t we die at home, as we wish?
US – Valley News
Often, the underlying disease, rather than the patient’s wishes, dictates their place of death. Patients with cancer, for example, die at home more often than those with heart disease.
EAPC blog
Shelley Lamprell-Josephs, a counselling therapist and director of Solace of Souls Care and Training in Hunstanton, explains the background to her undergraduate thesis that is published in the September/October issue of the European Journal of Palliative Care.
Hospice care: separating fact from fiction
ehospice USA
Hospice and palliative care professionals often find there are common misconceptions among the public about what hospice care really is. Here are some common myths and facts to help clarify.
Writing a practical guide to end of life care
ehospice UK
Next month sees the publication of a new practical guide for health and social care professionals on providing end of life care. The book was written by staff at Princess Alice Hospice and editor Clair Sadler, who is a senior lecturer at the hospice, writes for ehospice about the experience.
Book about African children living with HIV wins prestigious award
ehospice Africa
Set in Africa, ‘The Bravest Boy I Know’ has been awarded first prize in the Popular Medicine category of the British Medical Association (BMA) Book Awards.
The kettle is on for Ireland’s Biggest Coffee Morning in aid of the hospice movement
ehospice Ireland
Thousands of people across the country will today, Thursday 17th September, enjoy a #coffee4hospice as part of Ireland’s Biggest Coffee Morning which aims to raise vital funds for hospice services across the country.
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