Daily News Roundup – 6 January 2014

Dignity in dying Supreme Court ruling can give clarity

The Lawyer

Supreme Court hears: DPP policy on assisted suicide isolates patients and has “chilling effect” on doctors.

So generous: Daily Mail readers donate £92,500 to help fund crucial hospice care

Daily Mail

Generous readers have donated more than £92,500 to the Daily Mail’s Christmas Appeal for Sue Ryder hospices.

‘Hospice in a hospital’ model in Grantham will be first of its kind in the UK, says trust

Grantham Journal

St Barnabas Hospice has joined forces with the local NHS, including GPs, to create a six-bed inpatient unit at Grantham Hospital which United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust says is the first venture of its kind in the country.

Demelza boss Steve Hoy on how hospice brings light to families in the darkest of hours

Kent News

If you could bottle the enthusiasm and happiness at Demelza you’d make a fortune, says Chief Executive Steve Hoy.

East Anglia’s Children’s Hospices unveils £10m Norfolk plan

BBC News Norfolk

The East Anglia’s Children’s Hospices (EACH) has unveiled plans for a new £10 million centre in south Norfolk.

New charity set up for terminally ill

Lancaster Evening Post

A new charity in Lancaster, Making Memories, aims to offer the parent an opportunity to give their children a memory that they can cherish forever.

CEO on running a business while facing terminal cancer

BBC News

Tim Sparke, Chief Executive of Mercury Media International, has spoken about being diagnosed with terminal cancer.

Charting a sea of uncertainty for patients with complex needs

NHS England blog

Dr Martin McShane, NHS England’s Director for Improving the Quality of Life for People with Long Term Conditions, calls for radical change to the way we care for after an ageing population.