St Margaret’s Somerset Hospice maintains top rating
About My Area
St Margaret’s Somerset Hospice has retained its exemplary rating for providing the highest quality care under a national inspection system.
Harold’s Cross Hospice plans 36-bed unit as demand grows
Irish Times
A new 36-room palliative unit is to be built at Our Lady’s Hospice in Harold’s Cross, Dublin, as part of a €16 million redevelopment of facilities.
Award winner Joe inspired by wife’s hospice experience
North London Today
Joe Attridge, a volunteer at North London Hospice who won the volunteer of the year award at the International Journal of Palliative Nursing Awards, has said supporting patients is a team effort.
St Columba’s set to return to modern complex
Edinburgh News
Final touches are being made to St Columba’s Hospice new hospice, with patients and staff set to move in from the hospice’s temporary accommodation within the next few weeks.
Providing end of life care services for rural and remote communities
Marie Curie blog
People in rural and remote communities often do not have the same access to care and support services at the end of life than those living in more densely populated areas, writes By Diana Hekerem, Divisional Business and Service Development Manager for Scotland.
Peaches Geldof, ‘Twitter grief’ and the strange, poignant phenomenon of dying online
The Telegraph – comment
“How we as a society incorporate social media into the process of dying and grieving is an increasingly important subject,” writes Jamie Bartlett from the think tank Demos.
Monitor urges NHS to pick up the pace on reform
Public Finance
The pace of reform in the NHS must be increased to ensure that improvements can be made to patient care, the sector’s financial regulator has said.
Commission to launch new register of charities next month
Civil Society
The Charity Commission will publish a new online register by the end of May which will display more information about charities, including whether their trustees are paid.
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