From heartache to happiness in a day
Financial Times
Running Helen and Douglas House means dealing sensitively with death and keeping cash coming in.
£13m adult hospice with 18 beds to be finished in spring
Belfast Telegraph
Northern Ireland Hospice’s new £13 million adult hospice will be completed this spring. It will include 18 beds in single en-suite rooms with supporting facilities for staff, families and volunteers.
Hard sell not our way says Saint Francis Hospice boss
Romford Recorder
A hospice manager has reassured residents over the fundraising tactics used by volunteers after a scathing report from a committee of MPs on some charities.
Short home care visits ‘plague system’
BBC News
Unacceptably short 15-minute home care visits to elderly and disabled people are still plaguing the care system in England, a report suggests.
Watch Forget Me Not Trust Hospice chief’s heartfelt plea for support after losing £140,000 following fire
Huddersfield Daily Examiner
The head of Huddersfield’s children’s hospice has made a heartfelt plea for support after a fire which has seen it lose £140,000 in funding.
Rutland hospice will offer day care to vulnerable
Rutland & Stamford Mercury
Plans have been revealed for a hospice in the county offering palliative day care. Chris Gatfield, who founded Dove Cottage in Stathern near Melton Mowbray 20 years ago, says she is keen to open a similar hospice set-up in the county within the next year.
Westcountry MPs urge UK to address ‘taboo’ of palliative care
Western Morning News
A Cornish MP is urging government to address the “taboo” of palliative care, amid hopes that thousands of terminally ill people will be able “to end their days in dignity”.
From across ehospice editions:
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Day hospice offers respite, camaraderie
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