Stephen Sutton dies: an uplifting life that inspired millions
The Guardian
Mother says goodbye to terminally-ill 19-year-old with bowel cancer, who raised £3.34 million for Teenage Cancer Trust.
Billy Connolly’s Big Send Off part two: Keith Moon’s death and growing old
STV
In the final programme of his ‘Billy Connolly’s Big Send Off’ series, Billy returns to his hometown of Glasgow, meets a dying man and considers how he would he like to be remembered when he passes on.
St Barnabas Hospice wins retail unit worth £45k at new Tesco in Lincoln
Lincolnshire Echo
Lincolnshire’s St Barnabas Hospice charity has won a retail unit worth £45,000 at the city’s new Tesco store in a unique ‘Yours for a year’ competition.
Day hospice appeal: bringing care closer to home
Exmouth Journal
Hospiscare patients across East Devon will benefit from having care closer to home when the new East Devon Day Hospice opens in the summer.
Is death a taboo teachers need to tackle?
North West Evening Mail
Should schools teach young children how to deal with death and bereavement?
Are soul midwives the shape of care to come?
End of life studies blog
Clare Sturges is planning to make a documentary about soul midwifery, a growing movement in UK end of life care that provides non-religious companionship to the dying.
Government official talks down statutory regulation of fundraising
Third Sector
Ben Harrison, policy manager of the Office for Civil Society, says the statutory option is still “on the table” but is not the government’s preference.
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