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Patient and healthcare worker

03 July 2020

Care homes & Covid-19: “The biggest impact is on mental health”

Khadija Kachra, manager of Bromley Park Care Centre on the Kent-London border, tells ehospice about the long term impact of the Covid-19 crisis on her staff and residents.

Treetops Hospice Care roaming nurse service

01 July 2020

Toyota helps hospice run new roaming nursing service

Treetops Hospice Care in Derbyshire has launched a new ‘roaming’ nursing service to support more patients in the local community.

adult and child

30 June 2020

“Palliative care is helping people live well till the end”

Professor Max Watson, Hospice UK’s Project ECHO Programme Director, explains the different stages of life and the role palliative care plays in helping people live well till the ...

Griefline worker

30 June 2020

Hospice launches fast-track bereavement support helpline

A man in his 30s who lost his wife to Covid-19 is among people acrossNottinghamshire who have received help from a dedicated helpline set up by Nottinghamshire Hospice to provide e...

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29 June 2020

Ending inequalities in end of life care: Improving access for LGBTQ+ people

Research by Marie Curie shows that nearly 74 per cent of LGBTQ+ people are not confident that health and social care services provide adequate end-of-life care for their needs. Wh...

Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge

29 June 2020

Duchess of Cambridge plants garden for children’s hospice

The Duchess of Cambridge joined families from East Anglia’s Children’s Hospices (EACH) to plant a garden at one of the charity’s sites, helping to mark the end of Children’...