Andrew McDonald: From dealing with MPs expenses to coming to terms with terminal cancer
The Observer
Disease is forcing Andrew McDonald to step down as head of the body that oversees MPs’ pay – but, he says, it’s vital to talk about it.
St Richard’s marks its 30th anniversary
Droitwich Standard
Standard reporter Carl Jackson visited St Richard’s Hospice in Worcester to find out what has made the charity such a special and valued service over the years.
Lottery pays for youth support worker at hospice
Isle of Man Today
A youth support worker has been employed by the Isle of Man Hospice thanks to money from the Manx Lottery Trust.
Work starts on reflection room at Windsor hospice
Slough and South Buck Observer
Work to build ‘The Sanctuary’ at Thames Hospice in Windsor began on Monday and will provide patients and staff somewhere to reflect, think or have some peace away from the inpatient unit.
Closure of weekly lottery could cost cancer charity £1 million
Burton Mail
St Giles Hospice could be forced to pull the plug on its lottery after it emerged the government was planning to restrict the amount of money organisations spend on non-commercial lotteries.
Donations flood in to Steve Evans’ hospice fund
Express and Star
A website to raise money for Compton Hospice in Steve’s name was launched on Saturday night, and within hours it had passed the £2,000 mark.
Great Scot; 5 things to consider for charities that work in Scotland
nfp Synergy blog
Scottish donors think and behave differently to the rest of the UK and fundraising, marketing and communications leaders all need to think carefully about how they vary their products and messages accordingly.
Patients ‘not ill enough’ for care funding
BBC News Scotland
BBC Scotland has discovered further evidence that Scottish people are being wrongly charged care home costs.
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