Lord Howard: Give people ‘dignity’ of dying at home or in a hospice
The Telegraph
Lord Howard, the former leader of the Conservative Party, warns that busy hospital wards are becoming the ‘default’ place for elderly people to die.
Hospice trustees will meet next week to plan future strategy
Canterbury Times
The board of Pilgrims Hospice are due to meet next week to work out if the charity can afford to keep all 16 beds open in the city.
Douglas Macmillan Hospice decides not to renew three-year contract to run Carmountside Crematorium tea rooms
The Sentinel
Douglas Macmillan Hospice has announced it will not renew its three-year contract with Stoke-on-Trent City Council to operate the tea rooms due to ‘escalating’ financial costs.
Love it or hate it, St Clare Hospice has its own fund-raising gourmet sausage – cheese and Marmite!
Herts and Essex Observer
A sausage has been created especially to raise money for St Clare Hospice.
Sharing and learning to deliver high quality end of life care for all
NHS Improving Quality
End of life care facilitators and champions came together last month for a successful national event hosted by NHS Improving Quality.
Nurse education and training review launches bid for evidence
Nursing Times
Lord Willis, chair of a major new review into nursing education and training, is to embark on a tour of the country to gather evidence.
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