Prison officials surprise hospice kids with big donation
South Africa – The New Age
A total of 240 officials, part of a Correctional Services task team attached to Mangaung Prison in South Africa, flocked to Sunflower Children’s Hospice at National Hospital on Wednesday night, bringing a truck full of groceries and napkins to the value of R16000.
Wicklow hospice hits €3m target
Ireland – Irish Examiner
Delighted campaigners behind plans for the country’s newest hospice have celebrated reaching their €3m fundraising target — with congratulations from a movie superstar.
New guidelines for palliative care
Singapore – Singapore Law Watch
New national guidelines on end-of-life care will ensure doctors identify in advance patients who need such care, as well as caregivers who are at risk of severe grief.
US – Pharmacy Choice
Today, home care and hospice are emerging as some of the most fertile ground on the healthcare landscape for accelerated integration to improve quality and reduce costs. According to Kimberly Skehan, RN, MSN, Senior Manager at Simione Healthcare Consultants, these mostly “out-of-hospital” care delivery models are gaining more attention from hospitals and health networks.
At Hong Kong’s Death Cafe, it is love and life that is on the menu
Hong Kong – South China Morning Post
After talking about death for two hours straight, customers departed the Death Cafe full of life. The crowd consisted of ordinary Hongkongers intent on addressing the taboo subject – over cake and a cup of tea.
Watching people die is sometimes the compassionate thing to do
US – Kevin MD
It is unethical not to be compassionate when you are a physician. Treating people or their families poorly isn’t helpful to anyone in a stressful situation. But a big problem exists there – ethics is not taught in medical school. Then again, neither is compassion. So where do you learn them? Can you learn compassion, or is it something you just have? Or don’t have?
My Mum’s final act of love was to throw all her stuff into a skip
Jeremy Clarkson
Jeremy Clarkson reflects on the death of his Mum.
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