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Sheila

18 May 2020

“There’s been a lot of kindness during this pandemic, let’s hope it stays”

Sheila Dormer, 59, has been working as a Nursing Assistant for St Clare’s Hospice at Home team in Essex. Here she shares how she’s adapted to working on the frontline during th...

Dr Paul Jarvis

18 May 2020

Future proofing care

Dr Paul Jarvis, Director of Business Development at St Ann’s Hospice in Greater Manchester, tells ehospice about building a new facility during a pandemic.

Poppy Mardall

15 May 2020

“People are in shock – there’s not enough room for grief and reflection”

Covid-19 is having a huge impact on people’s ability to grieve. Poppy Mardall, founder and director of Poppy's Funerals in south London, tells us about the increasingly creative ...

Steve Stathan

14 May 2020

Covid-19: “These are the most difficult conversations nurses have ever had”

To mark the theme of this year’s Dying Matters Awareness Week, ‘Dying to be heard’, we speak to the chief executive of St Luke’s Hospice Plymouth, Steve Stathan, about ensu...

Linda and Peter

14 May 2020

Caring for the carers

Linda Yallop was her husband Peter’s carer for more than 40 years. Here she tells us how Saint Francis Hospice in Essex supported them both.

Paul and family

13 May 2020

“I want my family to know that I’m as happy in death as I was in life”

Paul Jameson, 60, is the founder of Aura, an online platform where people can record their last wishes and leave messages for family and friends. To mark Dying Matters Awareness We...