Hospice funding crisis – A Granada investigation
ITV News
An exclusive investigation by Granada has revealed that some hospices in the north west may have to shut because of a funding crisis.
Brendan Rodgers makes ‘amazing’ gesture by donating sale proceeds from late parents’ home to hospice
South Wales Evening Post
Brendan Rodgers, former manager of Swansea City, has donated the proceeds of the sale of his late parents’ home to Northern Ireland Hospice.
Cash shortage means Zoe’s Place Baby Hospice may not be able to open every day
Coventry Telegraph
Zoe’s Place baby hospice is currently facing a £168,000 deficit compared to this time 12 months ago.
Saxophonist YolanDa visits Cambridge children’s hospice
Charity Today
Double MOBO award winning saxophonist YolanDa Brown treated families using East Anglia’s Children’s Hospices (EACH) in Milton to an informal performance during her recent trip to Cambridge.
Opening the door for nursing hopefuls
North London Today
Healthcare students keen to gain experience in the field have been volunteering at the North London Hospice.
Care home workers ‘can be traumatised by residents’ deaths’ yet are often not given vital support
Carehome.co.uk
Despite caring for some residents for years and being traumatised by residents’ deaths, care home workers don’t get the support that Marie Curie nurses and Macmillan nurses get, claims Liz Sampson from University College London.
Academic kills herself after importing ‘euthanasia kit’ illegally
The Guardian
Prof Avril Henry, a retired academic, is believed to have taken her own life using an illegally imported ‘euthanasia kit’ a few days after police raided her property following a tip-off from Interpol.
We’re all responsible for supporting people through dying, death and bereavement
Huffington Post blog
“It’s a busy time in the Dying Matters office, and for organisations around the country, as we’re in the run up to our annual Awareness Week,” writes Andrew Grey, senior policy and public affairs officer at the National Council for Palliative Care.
From across the ehospice editions:
Ireland edition: Dying in Irish hospitals
Kenya edition: The dawn of mentorship
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