World hospice and palliative care news roundup – 18 September 2015

Categories: In The Media.

All you need is love in the end

Australia – Northern Rivers Echo

Alongside her acute care role in Lismore Base Hospital, Elizabeth Dolan volunteers as a palliative care nurse, providing comfort to terminally ill patients in their final stages of life.

Dougie Mac chief executive allays Sentinel readers’ fears over privatisation of hospice

UK – Stoke Sentinel

Bosses of a much-loved hospice have given assurances it will never be taken over by a private company – despite a programme by NHS leaders to ‘privatise’ care for the dying.

£665K holistic care centre at children’s hospice reaches first anniversary

UK – Wanstead & Woodford Guardian

A £665,000 holistic care centre at Haven House has reached its first anniversary: the 2,356 sq ft, two-storey building provides two consultation rooms for doctors, a music therapy room and activity space for up to 50 people.

Caring for the dying patient is a rewarding challenge

US – KevinMD

Palliative care medicine is the consummate sub-specialty as it to pertains to applying the expertise of several medical and ancillary disciplines in caring for the dying patient.

One door closes, another opens

UK – The Economist

Should doctors be allowed to prescribe life-ending medication to terminally ill patients who ask for it? For this newspaper the answer is simple: the state should no more intrude on personal decisions at the close of life than at any point during it.

Ed Sheeran and Hozier support FM104’s bid to raise €10K with radio broadcast in aid of Irish Hospice Foundation

Irish Independent

Ed Sheeran, Hozier and Kodaline have all endorsed the radio station’s ‘The Big Ask’ charity initiative.

Delaware Hospice awarded Home Care Accreditation from Joint Commission

ehospice USA

The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval is a symbol of quality that reflects an organization’s commitment to providing safe and effective care.

Myton Hospice CEO defends salaries paid to hospice staff

ehospice UK

Following last week’s story in The Times on the salaries paid to senior hospice staff, Kate Lee, CEO of Myton Hospice, writes for ehospice about why her team are worth every penny.

Report highlights variety of specialist palliative care provision in London

ehospice UK

A report published today by the London Cancer Alliance, PallE8 and Marie Curie has shown that there remains a wide variety in the provision of specialist palliative care across the capital.

Hundreds attend Irish Cancer Society conference focusing on issues of cancer survivorship

ehospice Ireland

Over 800 cancer survivors, their family and friends will attend an Irish Cancer Society conference today to discuss issues of survivorship and life after cancer.

New toolkit released by AHA Physician Leadership Forum

ehospice USA

“Aligning Treatment with Patient Priorities in the Context of Progressive Disease for Use of the ICU” is now available for download.

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