Germany – Deutsche Welle
The Bundestag discussed a bill to improve funding for palliative care on Wednesday. A group including the parliament’s vice president also introduced another proposal to legalize assisted suicide.
Yadkin County to get hospice home with help from SECU Foundation
US – Yadkin Ripple
Mountain Valley Hospice & Palliative Care has announced plans for building a hospice home in Yadkin county.
Nursing without borders – a story from Thailand
Thailand – APHPCN
In another story in celebration of International Nurses Day, Dr Issarang Nuchprayoon from Bangkok, tells the inspiring story of a nurse, Khun Meow, who went way above and beyond her professional responsibilities to bring comfort and relief to a young adolescent boy and his family.
Palliative and End of Life Care in Nursing
UK – Nursing Times
Ibadete Fetahu reviews Jane Nicol and Brian Nyatanga’s new book ‘Palliative and End of Life Care in Nursing’.
New palliative care room opens at Glengarry Hospital
Canada – Victoria News
Patients nearing the end of their life will now have a peaceful, private place to spend the end of their days with a new palliative care room at Glengarry Hospital.
Worcester cancer patient visited by horse
UK – BBC News
Catriona Craig was visited at St Richard’s Hospice by 20-year-old Ed, a horse she has been riding “for a long time” in a trip organised by her husband David and Ed’s owner.
The journey to the first children’s hospice in Georgia
ehospice International Children’s
Nina Kiknadze of the Open Society Georgia Foundation (OSGF) writes about the journey that has led to the building of a new children’s hospice which will be opened in Tbilisi as a joint project between OSGF, the medical corporation EVEX and the president’s reserve fund.
Death midwives a new alternative for end-of-life care
ehospice Canada
Death midwifery is a new practice here in Canada. A death midwife (or death doula as they’re sometimes called) can help create death plans, some provide spiritual care, psychological and social support, and sometimes even physical care.
Story of compassion: a once in a lifetime double epiphany
ehospice South Africa
The greatest moment in a nurse’s life is the moment they realise exactly why they chose to do what they do.
Nursing needs fewer commissions and more action
ehospice UK
Marie Cooper, Practice Development Lead at Hospice UK, comments on The Lancet Commission on UK Nursing and the risk of ‘commission fatigue’ among the nursing community.
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