Hospices can support the needs of the UK’s ageing population
The Guardian – healthcare professionals network
“With the number of people aged 85 and over doubling in the next 20 years, demand for palliative and end of life care will surge,” writes Heather Richardson from Help the Hospices.
Actress Patricia Routledge praises commitment of charity
BBC News
Actress Patricia Routledge has praised the “loyalty and commitment” of staff at St Richard’s Hospice, in Worcester.
Finding new inner strength with art thanks to hospice
Swindon Advertiser
Therapy and care at Prospect Hospice allows patients not only to cope with a terminal condition but to reinvent themselves as individuals.
No make-up selfies spark surge in Douglas Macmillan Hospice donations
Staffs Live
The Douglas Macmillan Hospice received more than £100 in 24 hours as a result of the ‘no make-up selfie’ craze.
Hospice scoops top award for staff care
The Weston Mercury
Weston Hospicecare is now one of just 2.8% of companies in the UK to gain the silver Investors In People standard.
Northern Ireland Hospice: Gratitude of loved ones writ large upon walls
Belfast Telegraph
Scribbled in the corridors of the derelict Northern Ireland Hospice, in red, green and black ink, are the memories and thoughts of grieving families who over decades were supported by the nurses during their darkest hours.
Pensioners who do not volunteer reduce their life expectancy, says Lord O’Donnell
The Telegraph
Pensioners who do not volunteer to help others when they retire are knocking years off their life expectancy, according to a former Cabinet Secretary.
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