St Helena Hospice’s office workers to move to Phoenix Square
The Daily Gazette
More patients will be cared for by Colchester’s St Helena Hospice after a deal was struck to move non-medical staff to new offices.
Acorns Hospice care ‘life-changing’ for Brockworth family
The Gloucester Citizen
The mother of a young girl with severe disabilities has spoken about how Acorns children’s hospice has changed the lives of her family for the better.
Ty Hafan launches Precious Moments Appeal to help children like Alice
Penarth Times
Ty Hafan is asking people in Penarth to help life-limited children and their families by supporting its Precious Moments Appeal.
Economic downturn wipes out 30% of care for elderly and disabled
The Telegraph
One in four elderly and disabled people relying on care feel cut off from the outside world as official figures show 515,000 fewer people even receiving care in England since the economic downturn hit.
NHS chief announces plan to give patients cash to fund their own care
The Guardian
Simon Stevens says giving patients financial control will force health and social care systems to provide better services.
The BMJ is wrong: doctor assisted dying would overmedicalise death
BMJ
Margaret McCartney, a GP in Glasgow, responds to the editorial last week in which The BMJ editors argued for a change in the law.
If death becomes yet another commodity we’ll die spiritually intestate
The Guardian – Grey Matters blog
“Give me the choice and I’ll opt for the inconvenience of a natural death – it’s our last chance to rise to the challenge, after all,” writes Stewart Dakers.
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