Music gives people a voice when words fail them at the end of their lives
The Guardian
A music therapist describes how improvising songs can open a vital channel of communication in palliative care.
East Anglia Children’s Hospice: Baby grand piano donated
BBC News
A baby grand piano donated to a charity shop in Suffolk is expected to raise thousands of pounds for the East Anglia’s Children’s Hospice (Each).
Children’s rooms open at the hospice
Isle of Wight Radio
Two specially-equipped rooms for children have been opened at the Earl Mountbatten Hospice.
Young people ‘would be more likely to volunteer if it led to a job or training’
Third Sector
Nearly half of young people who do not volunteer would be likely to do so if it led to a job or training, a survey has found.
Budget cuts lend impetus to integrating health and social care
The Guardian – social care netwok
Funding cuts have forced health and social care providers to think about integrating services – but there is resistance to change.
Majority of GPs oppose taking on ‘named clinician’ responsibility
Pulse
Nearly three-quarters of GPs oppose the introduction of any change to their contract to introduce 24/7 responsibility for vulnerable patients as a ‘named clinician’, a survey by Pulse reveals.
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