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31 March 2020

Exploring loss for people with intellectual disabilities

Gemma Allen, Inclusion and Diversity Lead at The Mary Stevens Hospice in Stourbridge, tells us how creative workshops for people with intellectual disabilities can help them to exp...

Family

30 March 2020

The new online platform helping people celebrate life and manage death

A new resource is launching to change the way we approach death, with practical information and features that help facilitate conversations as well as leave wishes, heartfelt messa...

Doctors writing notes

27 March 2020

Working around a pandemic: how Phyllis Tuckwell is adapting to Covid-19

With the rapid escalation of the Covid-19 pandemic, the hospice sector is facing challenges it’s never seen before. Despite this hospices have moved fast to adapt their working p...

Female patient in hospital bed with husband

26 March 2020

Innovative technology enables patient to thank hospice for care

A patient has used innovative eye-gaze technology from her bed to describe the care she received from St Catherine’s Hospice in Lancashire.

Bereavement counsellor

25 March 2020

Coping with grief during the Coronavirus outbreak

St Barnabas Hospice in Lincoln has put together a helpful guide for people coping with a bereavement during the Coronavirus outbreak.

Smartwatch

24 March 2020

Could a smartwatch help to detect dementia?

British researchers are working on groundbreaking technology that could detect early signs of dementia before symptoms start to show. We spoke to Carol Routledge, Alzheimer Researc...