Palliative Care News

Mike Kelley and veterinarian Dr. Mary Gardner stroke Kelley's 10-year-old cat Andy shortly before Gardner euthanized the ailing animal in Newport Beach, Calif.

Ipswich Town Footballers pay a visit to St Elizabeth Hospice to wish them Merry Christmas.

Rock legend Rod Stewart's stadium gig in Blackpool is set to raise thousands of pounds for The Gazette's Hospice Heroes appeal.

International private medical insurer Allianz Worldwide Care has announced a number of new benefits and enhancements to its standard healthcare plans, following its recent annual product review.

Mercedes-Benz World is usually filled with supercars, but for one day only it was filled to the brim with Santas.

Fundraising for a new A 7m hospice in Norfolk will be concentrated in one organisation after a hospital abandoned its own independent scheme.

Representatives from Brookside-Hershey Canada's Abbotsford plant presented a $150,000 cheque to Canuck Place Children's Hospice on Thursday morning.

Staff from Sanctuary Group in Worcester filled the air with festive cheer this week during a Christmas carol concert to raise money for Acorns Children's Hospice.

A public meeting was held in Weybridge to discuss changes to Woking and Sam Beare Hospices, following the announcement of a new multi-million pound facility Liz Bennett, Hayley Banks, hospice chief executive Nigel Harding, chairman David Perry, Lucy Joa, Julie Cole at Sam Beare Hospice We need your support - that was the message from senior hospice ... (more)

The Duchess of Cambridge sang songs and played games with children not expected to reach their 19th birthday when she visited a Hampton hospice.

BENDIGO residents are being invited to remember loved ones by writing a special message and hanging a bauble on Bendigo Health's Palliative Care Trees of Remembrance.

The reception took place at the Hilton Westchester in Rye Brook. Friends, families and community members were invited to make a donation to HPCW by purchasing a gold star in memory or in honor of a loved one prior to the reception.

The sun inched towards the horizon setting the sky ablaze in ribbons of pink and orange above the waters of Hampton Roads before slowly slipping out of sight.

New mum Kate Middleton was left amused by one little girl when she was corrected on the exact date of Christmas.

The chairman of the Gorleston hospital today announced that they would not be starting a fundraising campaign for a A 3m hospice after another charity bought land and is looking for funding for a A 4m hospice in nearby Hopton.

Kelley told stories about his beloved pet before Dr. Mary Gardner gave the 10-year-old cat a shot and he went to sleep for the last time.

The hospice is run by Shooting Star CHASE, which cares for more than 650 families across London and Surrey who have a child suffering from a life-limiting condition.

Today and tomorrow Santa's Sleigh will be visiting towns and supermarkets around the area and handing out small gifts to children.

The focus of end-of-life care in hospice is usually centered on keeping patients comfortable and pain free.

Hospice of the Valley has named Elizabeth Darrow, CEO of Santa Clara Family Health Plan, to its Professional Advisory Board.