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Gemma Stead is a Palliative Care Nurse Specialist at Queenscourt Hospice. Funding for further training from The Wolfson Foundation has helped to develop her career in Palliative Care.
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"Wolfson funding helped me live my life - and achieve my goals"

Gemma Stead is a Palliative Care Nurse Specialist at Queenscourt Hospice. Funding for further training from The Wolfson Foundation has helped to develop her career in Palliative Ca...
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Jeanette Hogg is the Lead Admiral Nurse at Hospice Isle of Man - she received funding from a Wolfson Foundation Professional Development grant via Hospice UK to undertake vital training in Dementia Studies
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Challenge, improve and change: Jeanette’s Wolfson Funding

Jeanette Hogg, Lead Admiral Nurse at Hospice Isle of Man, shares how her professional development grant from the Wolfson Foundation made a difference to her dementia practice.
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Helen Teed, Advanced Clinical Nurse Specialist at Strathcarron Hospice, explains how Wolfson Professional Development Grant funding had a profound impact on her hospice career
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‘It was a game-changer’: the impact of Wolfson funding on Helen’s career

Helen Teed, an Advanced Clinical Nurse Specialist at Strathcarron Hospice explains how a Wolfson Foundation Professional Development Grant had a profound impact.
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“1 in 64”: the challenge facing one UK hospice
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“1 in 64”: the challenge facing one UK hospice

Find out how Keech Hospice Care is helping to bring hospice services to people experiencing homelessness with a grant from the Masonic Charitable Foundation.
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‘They were there when I needed them most’: MCF grant supports children’s hospice communities
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‘They were there when I needed them most’: MCF grant supports children’s hospice communities

How a Masonic Charitable Foundation grant has helped Forget Me Not Children’s Hospice expand their engagement with the wide and diverse communities in West Yorkshire.
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From GP to hospice doctor: how Wolfson Foundation professional development grant funding awarded by Hospice UK transformed Katie’s career
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From GP to hospice doctor: how grant funding transformed Katie’s career

Thanks to Wolfson Professional Development funding, Katie realised her passion for palliative care, retraining from a GP to a Specialty Hospice Doctor.
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‘It gave me back my confidence’: how an MCF hospice bursary made a huge difference
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‘It gave me back my confidence’: how an MCF hospice bursary inspired Alison

Thanks to an MCF Bursary for Hospice Staff, Alison regained her confidence at work after a spell of long-term sick leave. She explains how it’s made an impact on her life and on ...
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