Hospice launches a national toolkit to help prevent patient falls
On The Wight
A senior member of staff at Earl Mountbatten Hospice is using her experience and expertise to advise other hospices across the country on managing and preventing falls among their patients.
Wood carving club given a new home at Princess Alice Hospice in Esher
Surrey Comet
After their council-run class was axed earlier in the year, a group of enthusiasts have been welcomed into the Man Shed at Princess Alice Hospice, where they will run weekly sessions from mid-September.
Young hospice patient meets football star
St Helens Reporter
Striker Wayne Rooney has paid a visit to patients at Claire House Children’s Hospice.
Inspirational Rowena’s documentary about terminal illness is going to be shown all over the world
Wales Online
A documentary about bucket lists made by terminally ill cancer patient Rowena Kincaid is due to be shown all over the world later this year.
New ‘dementia atlas’ reveals disparity in care across the UK
The Guardian
People with dementia are being let down by local services across the country, according to new government data that critics say has revealed a postcode lottery in care for the chronic and degenerative brain disease.
If your parents live past 70, there’s a higher chance you will too, study shows
The Telegraph
The age that your parents die gives a strong hint of how long you will live for, the biggest ever study into parental ageing has found.
We need to talk about caring: dealing with difficult conversations
British Geriatric Society blog
“As a charity supporting older people, we know that conversations about ageing and future care needs are often put off until times of crisis,” writes Anna Davie, policy and research manager at Independent Age.
Integrated palliative care: Reflections on sessions at the 9th EAPC World Research Congress in Dublin
EAPC blog
Jeroen Hasselaar and Agnes Csikos on their project investigating the best way to deliver care to people who have advanced cancer, heart failure or lung disease as they come towards the end of their lives.
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