Daily News Roundup – 13 March 2014

Categories: In The Media.

Blue Forest crafts quiet treehouse for children’s hospice

design boom 

Blue Forest have designed a tranquil treehouse, complete with state of the art sound engineering, which will be unveiled at the Ideal Home Show, before being donated to the chestnut tree house children’s hospice in west sussex.

Peace Hospice Care to share success stories at national conference

Watford Observer

Peace Hospice Care events manager Pete Watson will be sharing his story of success at the National Association of Hospice Fundraisers Annual Conference.

I don’t believe it!

Oldham Chronicle

A stunned cancer patient fulfilled a lifelong dream when she met her idol Richard Wilson — TV’s Victor Meldrew — at Dr Kershaw’s Hospice to tick off the first item on her wish list for life.

The Lord Lieutenant opens therapy centre

Hastings Observer

A new day therapy centre at St Michael’s Hospice was officially opened by the Lord Lieutenant of East Sussex.

NHS told to spend billions on reform or face oblivion

The Guardian

Billions of extra funding will be needed for the NHS to help push through “painful and unprecedented” changes during the next parliament, the outgoing boss of the health service Sir David Nicholson warns.

Government lacks understanding of adult care risks, warns spending watchdog

Community Care

The government does not know how much longer the adult social care system can cope with rising demand and falling budgets, the National Audit Office has warned.

Charity shop managers should be paid but not chief executives

Third Force News

The public are happier to see charity shop managers draw a salary than chief executives, according to new research by nfpSynergy.

The greatest fundraising idea ever

Civil Society blog

Ideas, good and bad, are everywhere. But how do you find the diamond in the rough? Tobin Aldrich shares his tips for filtering good fundraising ideas.

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