Daily News Roundup – 19 March 2015

Categories: In The Media.

Supporters of John Taylor Hospice front new “Taylor-make a difference” awareness campaign

Sutton Coldfield Observer
John Taylor Hospice has launched a new Birmingham-wide awareness drive to highlight the different ways people can “Taylor-make a difference.”

Hospice to shut charity shops under streamlining plans

The Shields Gazette
Following a review of its retail wing, St Clare’s Hospice is to streamline the number of outlets to create “bigger but fewer” retail shops.

Students dig in to help uncover the past at Hillington’s hospice site

Lynn News
Land surrounding the site of Norfolk Hospice’s modern new facility at Hillington is being investigated to discover more about its past.

Do not resuscitate order not to blame for patient death, coroner rules

The Guardian
Court rejects claim doctors played God with life of Michael Richardson, who was given a DNR notice without consultation.

Charities must adapt to ageing population – or miss out

The Guardian – voluntary sector network
As the Commission on the Voluntary Sector and Ageing issues its report, Lynne Berry thinks the sector has much to gain from championing older people.

Meeting Indigenous palliative care needs part of “closing the gap”

ehospice Australia
Indigenous access to palliative care services remains a concern, with continued gaps in access for rural and remote communities across Australia, according to Palliative Care Australia (PCA).

Progress in palliative care in Armenia

ehospice International
Stephen Connor, WHPCA Senior Fellow and Open Society Foundations palliative care consultant, visited Armenia to help lead a workshop on palliative care development and the introduction of children’s palliative care in the country.

David Oliver, pre-eminent palliative care teacher, dies at home

ehospice International edition
David Oliver, professor at the University of Missouri School of Medicine’s Department of Family and Community Medicine, pre-eminent palliative care teacher and beloved husband and father has died at home, aged 72.

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