All healthcare professionals must be trained in palliative care
The Guadrian
Jane Collins, CEO of Marie Curie, calls on the government to make training a priority so that everyone working in health or social care knows how to care for, and communicate with, people who are terminally ill.
Church of England launches resource on death and dying
Anglican Communion News Service
The Church of England is launching a new national resource to help churches get people talking about death and dying.
Belfast Charitable Society pledges £250,000 to NI Hospice
Belfast Live
Belfast Charitable Society, Northern Ireland’s oldest charitable foundation, has awarded a capital grant of £100,000 to help Northern Ireland Hospice build a new state-of-the-art hospice, as part of a three-year partnership with the charity.
A new education department is an important part of the new Cambridge hospice, says CEO Lynn Morgan
Cambridge News
“An important part of our new hospice will be a state of the art education department which will accommodate up to 100 participants,” writes Lynn Morgan.
St Michael’s Hospice VE Day celebrations
Hastings Observer
People who are supported by St Michael’s Hospice Day Services joined together to celebrate the 70th anniversary of VE Day on Friday 8 May.
Hospice creates precious moments
Barry And District News
Cleopatra, Bill and Ted and the Mario Brothers were just some of the characters who made an appearance at Ty Hafan’s Children’s Hospice Week party last week.
From across ehospice editions:
Palliative care project starts in Mauritania, West Africa
Pope Francis gives his Blessing to the ICPCN NOW Campaign
Engaging scribes in efforts to advance palliative care reporting
Family carers who provide palliative and end of life care need to be supported
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