How long can we expect to live?
BMJ
John Appleby examines whether there is any end in sight to the global increase in life expectancy. (BMJ subscription needed to view full article)
27,000 cancer patients struggle to pay fuel bills
The Telegraph
Cancer sufferers owe their fuel providers as much as £2.8 million in overdue payments, according to Macmillan Cancer Support.
Liverpool Care Pathway
BBC Radio Suffolk
St Elizabeth Hospice chief executive Jane Petit give expert view on Liverpool Care Pathway. (from 1 hour 13 minutes)
Palliative care: knowing when not to act
OUP Blog
Richard Hain, co-editor of the Oxford Textbook of Palliative Care for Children, discusses the holistic nature of palliative care and the Liverpool Care Pathway.
Snow angels to the rescue
Luton Today
Kind-hearted locals showed their community spirit by sending gritters to the rescue of Keech Hospice Care.
Bid for a piece of townscape
This is Kent
An artist is creating a panoramic landscape of Margate which will be auctioned off in aid of Pilgrims Hospices.
Cancer patient marries fiancée
Swindon Advertiser
Despite battling cancer, Prospect Hospice patient Sean Clark married his fiancée last week.
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