Hospice nurse handed prestigious national award
Malvern Gazette
Bernie Fisher, a dedicated nurse who has been supporting patients and families at Worcester’s St Richard’s Hospice for years, has been named as a Queen’s Nurse by the Queen’s Nursing Institute.
New CEO takes the helm at Heart of Kent Hospice
Kent News
Sarah Pugh takes over as new chief executive after first joining the charity as its director of income generation in June 2014.
Music therapy grant for children’s hospice
Cornish Guardian
Children’s Hospice South West has been given a grant of £10,000 to enhance its music therapy facilities.
Airdrie’s St Andrew’s Hospice receive donations as they launch £8m appeal
Daily Record
The Airdrie charity is launching the massive fundraising initiative to rebuild and refurbish their entire facility – updating to the most modern, state-of-the-art accommodation possible as the much-loved charity prepares to mark its 30th anniversary.
Health board told to apologise for dying man’s painful wait
BBC News
A health board has been told to apologise to a Pembrokeshire widow and pay £1,000 after her husband had to wait in pain for three hours to be seen by a doctor shortly before he died.
Too poor to die: how funeral poverty is surging in the UK
The Guardian
Funeral costs have risen 80% in a decade, leaving the poorest and most vulnerable unable to bury their dead, writes Dawn Foster
From across ehospice editions:
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Campaign launched to highlight grieving fathers
Launch of new guides for family members and carers of people with dementia
Celebrating an artist’s work and wish
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