Palliative Care News

UNIQUE CHARITY: Dinas Powis Rotary Club President, Tony Stephens, hands over a cheque to Lynda Francis for Ty Hafan.

Stafford's Katharine House Hospice been given a boost of over A 2,400 as part of A 23,000 donated to hospices around the county by Staffordshire Freemasons.

A group of doctors including a surgeon and a professor of neurology have spoken out in support a bill legalising assisted suicide.

A former Hinchingbrooke Hospital nurse put a cancer patient's life at risk by failing to make some basic checks, a conduct hearing was told.

The event at the weekend brought a touch of Hollywood glamour to Tyneside and raised A 65,000 for St Oswald's Hospice A touch of glamour was brought to Tyneside as hundreds of revellers helped raise more than A 60,000 for a charity providing vital hospice care.

Filming has been carried out at Brian House, on Low Moor Road, Bispham, for a 30 second advert which it is hoped will raise awareness of hospices and their volunteers across the country.

The charity has joined forces with 25 other hospices across the north west to debunk the myths of the care they provide.

VIDEOS: Health hasn't received a great deal of political attention this election, but it remains one of the most important issues to voters.

When Cheryl Lamb, of Vestal, watched her mixed Labrador retriever, Bart, go through his end stages of lymphoma she wanted him to be comfortable in his final days at home.

My wife died recently from terminal cancer. At the onset of the illness we were given three options and we elected to go for palliative care.

Mesilla Valley Hospice Executive Director and CEO Jean Briley poses inside one of the new assisted living rooms at the facility, located on Montana Avenue.

Corticosteroids are a potent group of medicines, with many adverse effects, that are widely prescribed in palliative care for both specific and non-specific indications.

Fresh air, spring flowers and beautiful views - what better way to start your Sunday than taking part in The Myton Hospices Rugby Race and Fun Run? The charity will be holding the event on Sunday March 16 and is calling on the people of Rugby and the surrounding area to take part and raise money for their local hospice.

Pubs in Redhill and Woodhatch are to put their locals' grey matter to the test in fundraising quizzes this month.

"For the past 20 years, Doreen has met the needs of individuals and their families in the challenges of illness and loss through her work as a clinical nurse specialist in palliative care, and as a loss and grief counselor and lecturer," said Scott Bradley, managing partner and owner of Bradley Funeral Homes and CFLT.

Three Carewest workers have been fired and charged with assaulting an elderly resident at the Carewest Garrison Green seniors facility.

Sherry Odorizzi holds her lunch plate during the 2014 Mayors Beans and Cornbread Luncheon at the Lubbock Memorial Civic Center Friday.

DeKALB – KishHealth System Hospice is sponsoring its third annual benefit concert, Transformation Through Rhythm, at 3 p.m. Sunday, March 16, in Boutell Memorial Concert Hall in the Northern Illinois University Music Building.

Pen Bay Healthcare's Ira Mandel, MD, and Sarah Dwelley, RN, will present a free screening and discussion of "Consider the Conversation," a documentary about advanced care planning, Wednesday, March 12, from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at the Second Congregational Church, 252 Main St. This hour-long film, which addresses advanced care planning issues head on, is ... (more)

A recent Senate report said more than 70 per cent of the country does not have access to specialized end-of-life care services.