New Chair for Wales’ children’s hospice
Working World
Tŷ Hafan has elected Maria Timon Samra to chair its board of trustees.
‘An excruciatingly wonderful experience’ – grieving husband Paul Johnston on Hull’s end of life service for wife Cathy
Hull Daily Mail
Health reporter Allison Coggan examines the final taboo of dying to recognise the work of Hull’s End of Life Care team.
Wear ruby red for Rowans Hospice
AboutMyArea
Once again The Rowans Hospice is asking everyone to show their love for their local hospice by taking part in the annual Ruby Red Day by wearing something red and donating £2.
‘Japanese Maple’, Clive James’ farewell poem
Dying Matters blog
After being diagnosed with leukaemia and emphysema in 2010, the writer and broadcaster Clive James said that his terminal diagnosis led him to “start saying goodbye” through his poetry.
Assisted suicide bill must safeguard both people involved, experts say
STV
Report on the the first day of evidence-gathering on the Assisted Suicide Bill.
How cancer death rates have dropped since 1991
The Telegraph
Cancer death rates have fallen in Britain by over 20% since 1990. Yet nationally and world-wide cancer is in total causing more death and disability than ever before.
Online training resource for charities launched
Civil Society
Skills Platform, an online marketplace for training and personal development courses for charities and health organisations, has been launched.
A selection of stories from the international editions of ehospice today…
ATOME final report published
ehospice International
The Access to Opioid Medication in Europe (ATOME) project has released its final report, which is freely availably from the project website.
Egypt: An outstanding Josaab nurse
ehospice International
Reham, a professional nurse at Josaab Foundation in Cairo, Egypt, has made outstanding contributions caring for terminally ill patients.
Nine minutes to understand what to expect in 2015
ehospice USA
Hospice Action Network offers a short video looking at some health policy issues that may be significant in 2015.
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