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Volunteers

01 June 2020

"When you give a patient your time, you see how happy it makes them"

Today marks the start of Volunteers’ Week. All four members of the Burke family are volunteers at Saint Francis Hospice in Essex - here they share what motivates them to give the...

Sarah West

01 June 2020

Tackling COVID-19 together: helping people at the end of their lives

Like so many charities and businesses, the COVID-19 crisis has forced Hospice UK to innovate rapidly.

lisa

29 May 2020

On the frontline: “We can hear nurses’ laughter again”

Lisa Church, Director of Nursing and Family Services at Thames Hospice in Windsor, tells ehospice how the charity is managing during the pandemic.

Fabia

29 May 2020

St Barnabas Hospice announces plans to reopen shops

St Barnabas Hospice in Lincolnshire has outlined plans to reopen its charity shops following the latest government guidance, including the use of PPE, and a new ‘Donation Drive-T...

award

28 May 2020

Hospice wins national award for inclusivity project

St Mary’s Hospice in Cumbria has won a Charity Governance award for their project to increase access to their services.

st lukes

28 May 2020

Practical guide to managing difficult feelings during Covid-19

Jutta Maria Widlake, Head of Social Care at St Luke’s Hospice Plymouth, has drawn on her many years’ experience of listening to and supporting terminally ill patients and their...