New international development funding finder launched
The UK’s Department for International Development (DFID) has development funding finder tool to help organisations such as charities and NGOs find suitable funds that they can apply for.
Designing a better death
Co.Design
An article about The Hospitable Hospice Handbook, published last year by Singapore-based healthcare design consultancy fuelfor.
How end of life care shifts with COPD
EuroMD
Article discussing end of life care for people with COPD, which involves managing symptoms such as shortness of breath while optimising quality of life.
You’ve been diagnosed with a serious disease – treating the emotional symptoms is important too
The Globe and Mail
Article about the emotional impact of serious diagnosis and how specialised psychosocial and palliative care services can help.
A retiring social worker reflects on her palliative care journey
The Palliative Care Pulse
As social worker Sue Degnan enters retirement after an accomplished 52-year career, she reflects on what her team has accomplished.
Brain death is a flash point in end of life law, ethics and policy
Bioethics blog
Dr Thaddeus Pope writes about the growing uncertainty over ‘brain death’.
Inpatient approach to palliative care at Nazareth Hospital
ehospice Kenya
Nazareth Hospital is one of a number of mission hospitals in Kenya which have integrated palliative care services.
New resource on HIV and ageing for aged care workers
ehospice Australia
The Australasian Society for HIV Medicine has released a new resource for aged care workers about HIV and ageing.
Children with medical complexities
ehospice USA
A new edition of the free e-journal published by NHPCO’s Children’s Project on Palliative/Hospice Services is available online.
Book review: ‘The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry’ by Rachel Joyce
ehospcie UK
Book review of Rachel Joyce’s novel, ‘The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry’ – a book which celebrates, explores and illustrates the importance of spiritual care within palliative care.
Ebola epidemic confirmed in DRC: MSF sends specialists to the epicentre
ehospice Africa
Doctors Without Borders (MSF) has launched a response to the confirmed Ebola viral haemorrhagic fever outbreak in Equateur Province, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
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