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Africa: Easing Africa's Pain - the Need for Palliative Care
With the prevalence of chronic diseases rapidly increasing in Africa, expanding palliative care will be essential to help patients live with dignity.
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Palliative care training expanded on P.E.I.
A pilot project recently trained staff in two nursing homes and Charlottetown's Queen Elizabeth Hospital.
Yesterday | Morecambe Visitor
A cancer sufferer who planned to do a charity trek with her friend sadly died before she could take part.
Yesterday | Worcester News
Take five steps to be prepared
BE AWARE: Dr Simon Challand, palliative care consultant, Sonia Spurr, CCG partnerships and projects officer, Eve Richardson, project chief executive, and Mary Fisher, palliative care nurse.
The Chaplaincy in Tri-Cities picks new director
Weil has been executive director at Hospice of North Idaho for a decade, increasing the number of patients, growing assets and adding programs, including Idaho’s first inpatient hospice center, according to The Chaplaincy.
New Diss mayor vows to keep the town at the forefront of minds
The new Mayor of Diss has vowed to keep the town in the forefront of people's minds as he took over the mantle from outgoing mayor Graham Minshull.
Duke opens palliative care centre
The first palliative care facility in the Borders, the Margaret Kerr Unit, is to be officially opened by the Duke of Gloucester.
Graham Stubbs, community services manager at St Peter's Hospice in Brentry Photo: Dan Regan
St Peter's Hospice's roots were in the community nurses who visited patients at home before there was a hospice building.
UAB School of Nursing gets $720K grant from American Cancer Society
The UAB School of Nursing received a grant for more than $700,000 to study the effects of phone-based palliative care on cancer patients.
Nursing station dream is becoming a reality
WELLNESS HUB. On May 9, Minett resident Brock Napier, second from left, officially handed over 13 acres of land on behalf of himself and wife Willa to Councillor Allen Edwards of the Port Carling Nursing Station Committee, centre.
Hospice Buffalo impacted by palliative competition
Hospice Buffalo officials say income related to patient care at the end of life is driving other hospital and nursing home providers to expand their palliative care programs, holding onto patients longer before referring families to hospice services.
Future needs and preferences for hospice care: challenges and opportunities for hospices
Produced by The King's Fund Information & Library Service, this current awareness service brings together the latest policy, guidance, research and reports related to health management and commissioning.
CARES: An Acronym Organized Tool for the Care of the Dying
Providing symptom-based care during the last days or hours of life in a hospital setting requires a complex set of skills and interactions.
Hospice forced to deny land deal rumours
HAVENS Hospices has denied rumours it has bought a prime piece of land opposite its children's hospice in Thundersley.
Talk about death to share your requests
St Catherine's Hospice in Lostock Hall near Preston is supporting a campaign to get more people to talk more openly about death, dying and bereavement.
Family of Ian Bainbridge look for answers
Effie Creswell, his partner of 34 years, is appealing for his ex-colleagues to provide information about the conditions he worked in as a labourer and general foreman in the 1970s and 80s, during which time it is thought he may have been exposed to asbestos.
N.Y. matriarch moves closer to sainthood
Nearly a century after her death, the founder of a religious order dedicated to caring for people with incurable cancer is one step closer to becoming a saint.
An Anchorage Doctor Learns How To Talk About Death
Patient Dawn Dillard talks with palliative Dr. Linda Smith at Providence Hospital in Anchorage.
No happy ending for a tragic life
The sister of a Sudbury man who was left homeless after battling cancer is devastated she wasn't able to spend the final 30 minutes of his life with him before he died on Mother's Day.
Funeral workers can't wait to wear dresses for Midnight Walk
Hemel Co-op Funeralcare team Dame took part in last year's Midnight Walk and they will be getting dressed up again for this year's event.