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Drawing by Artist Sarah Harvey

01 May 2020

Artist draws hospice nurse for NHS heroes campaign

Artist Sarah Harvey has drawn a portrait of a nursing assistant at St Clare Hospice in Essex as part of a national campaign recognising the work of NHS frontline staff during the C...

Bruce Melvyn Osborne

01 May 2020

Hospice brings patient home from hospital during lockdown for his final days

The daughter of a man cared for by Nottinghamshire Hospice has praised the care he received, which enabled him to be discharged from hospital during the lockdown and die peacefully...

Havens Hospice

30 April 2020

On the frontline: “We’re in a crisis, but we won’t lose our personal touch”

We speak to Havens Hospices Director of Care Ellie Miller about how Covid-19 has changed the way they work.

St Helena Hospice

30 April 2020

Hospice creates ‘wobble room’ to support mental wellbeing of frontline staff

St Helena Hospice in Essex are supporting the mental health of frontline staff during the Covid-19 pandemic with a designated ‘wobble room’, a private space staff can visit at ...

Dallas Pounds

29 April 2020

“Financial recovery will be just as challenging as Covid-19 crisis itself”

Dallas Pounds, Chief Executive of Royal Trinity Hospice in London, writes about how the hospice sector should begin to plan for recovery after the Covid-19 crisis.

Julie

28 April 2020

On the frontline: “Wearing a mask, families can’t see our smile”

Julie White is a Healthcare Assistant with the Hospice at Home team at Saint Francis Hospice in Essex. Here she tells ehospice how her day-to-day job has changed since the Covid-19...