How my father’s last days taught me hiding from death means hiding from life
Daily Mail
Article by author Rachel Joyce on how writing her new novel opened her eyes to what hospices are really like.
Charity calls for more support for people who wish to die at home
Wilts and Gloucestershire Standard
Cotswold Care Hospice, which has seen a 35% increase in referrals to its hospice at home service, is calling for more support for people who wish to die at home.
Future of Weybridge’s Sam Beare hospice remains ‘uncertain’
Get Surrey
New plans have been revealed for the re-modelled Sam Beare Hospice, despite the uncertain future of the facility.
Glass half full for patients at Earl Mountbatten Hospice
On the Wight
Two patients at the Earl Mountbatten Hospice are causing a bit of a stir with their ‘glass half full’ approach to life.
Lynda Bellingham’s gift to us
The Huffington Post blog
For anyone who was willing to listen, Lynda Bellingham has given a lot to think about over the past few weeks, since she decided to stop chemotherapy for colon cancer and prepare for her death.
The cost of dying with an outdated will is ‘£9,700’
The Telegraph
Research suggests that a combined £175 million in assets is lost each year to bereaved families if a relative dies intestate or with an outdated will.
NHS needs extra cash and overhaul, say health bosses
BBC News
Drastic changes to services and extra money is needed if the NHS in England is not to suffer, health bosses say.
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