Rutherglen man takes over as chief exec of Kilbryde Hospice and dedicates role to his beloved sister
Daily Record
Gordon McHugh, who has taken over as chief executive of Kilbryde Hospice, says the memory of his sister motivates him to do the job.
Marie Curie rebrands to ‘change the conversation about terminal illness’
Civil Society
Marie Curie has changed its logo and website, and launched a new support line and other new services, as part of a rebrand to make it clear that the charity supports people with any terminal illness.
Caring nurses win awards for helping patients in their final days
De Montford University
Two De Montfort University Leicester (DMU) students have won awards for describing first-hand the care and compassion they have seen shown to patients in their final days.
The changing face of death
BBC News
There are few things guaranteed in life. Death – along with taxes, as the saying goes – is one of them. But what we die of has and is continuing to change.
End of life care requires care, compassion and simple humanity
General Medical Council blog
Dr Katie Smith gives her perspective on end of life care in a hospital setting and some advice for medical students and doctors in training looking to improve their confidence in this area.
3 super-creative charity video techniques
Magneto Films
An animated film about Keech Hospice Care has been praised by Magneto Films.
[Read more about the Keech film in this article published by ehospice in December]
From across ehospice editions:
Huge pay rise for palliative care nurses in Thiruvananthapuram, India
5 lessons I learned from a palliative care team in Malawi – EMMS bursary recipient
The Moroccan experience in palliative care
Government needs to ensure that carer wellbeing is at the centre of reform
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