Daily News Roundup – 26 August 2014

Categories: In The Media.

Kings Langley doctor who was given MBE announces her retirement

Watford Observer

Dr Ros Taylor MBE, DL, will be retiring from her role as director of The Hospice of St Francis in March after 18 years at the Berkhamsted-based charity. 

Norfolk Hospice changes at top

Lynn News

The Norfolk Hospice Tapping House has announced a number of changes to its senior management team, including the retirement of CEO Richard Shaw.

World Gravy Wrestling Championships: 20 contestants battle it out in 1,500 litres of meaty sauce

Manchester Evening News

Now in its eighth year, the World Gravy Wrestling Championships raises around £3,000 annually for East Lancashire Hospice and attracts people from across the north west.

TV antiques expert Tim Hogarth values family heirlooms for Kirkwood Hospice

The Huddersfield Daily Examiner

Kirkwood Hospice’s charity shop in Marsh welcomed Tim Hogarth for an innovative fundraising event on Saturday dubbed ‘What’s It Worth?’

Most doctors oppose assisted dying

Yahoo News UK

Fewer than one in five doctors would be willing to help patients end their lives, according to a new poll.

Assisted suicide bill to come before Dail

Independent

Left Alliance TD John Halligan will introduce a new bill on assisted suicide when the Dail returns in the Autumn.

Family of British Ebola patient William Pooley praise care

BBC News

William Pooley, the volunteer nurse being treated at a hospital in London after contracting Ebola in Sierra Leone, was volunteering at The Shepherd’s Hospice in Sierra Leone earlier this year.

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