Daily News Roundup – 17 October 2014

Categories: In The Media.

New centre opens at Oakhaven Hospice

Southern Daily Echo

The opening of the Coates Centre at Oakhaven Hospice, Lymington, marks the end of a multi-millionpound expansion plan that has transformed the site over the past five years.

Comic Dawn French dons a hat shaped like a chicken to show her support for a Loros campaign

Leicester Mercury

Loros hospice patient and fundraiser Lizzy Strong enlisted the help of comedian Dawn French to help collect cash as part of her campaign which encourages “random acts of silliness”.

Prime Minister David Cameron thanks Sue Ryder Manorlands hospice volunteers

Keighley News

Ten volunteers from Sue Ryder Manorlands Hospice attended a reception at 10 Downing Street, where the Prime Minister thanked them for their efforts.

Fury after report says Liverpool people left dying at home without support

Liverpool Echo

Nurses and carers in Liverpool have hit back at a report which suggests that there is not 24/7 help and support for local people at the end of life.

Assisted suicide guidelines relaxed by Director of Public Prosecutions

The Telegraph

Doctors and nurses who help severely disabled or terminally ill people to take their own lives are less likely to face criminal charges.

Using puppets to prompt death discussions

Dying Matters blog

Karin Jashapara is the founder of the Play of Light theatre company, which presents two shadow puppet plays aimed at encouraging dialogue about death at the Kicking the Bucket festival in Oxfordshire this October.

Vegetative patients may be more conscious of the world than we think

The Independent

Severely brain-damaged patients in a persistent vegetative state may be capable of being consciously aware of the outside world, scientists said.

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