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Care worker holding multiple disposable masks

On The Frontline

15 January 2021

“We can’t hug someone when their loved one dies – it’s heartbreaking”

Alison Pearson is a housekeeping assistant at St John's Hospice in Lancaster. Here she tells us about the challenges of working during the Covid-19 pandemic, as well as dancing for...

memory boxes

20 July 2020

End of life memory boxes provide comfort to grieving relatives

Families who lose a loved one at The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital (RJAH) in Oswestry, Shropshire, are set to receive special memory boxes to provide comfort and...

St Margaret’s Hospices independent living suites

Independent Living Suites

St Margaret’s Hospices in Taunton and Yeovil used a Department of Health grant to extend their inpatient units to include a self-contained flat at each site and help prepare pati...

Dr Cathy Gleeson

On The Frontline

09 July 2020

“We’re still here to do our very best for patients and families”

Dr Cathy Gleeson works at St Catherine's Hospice in Crawley. Here she shares her reflections of what it’s been like caring for people during COVID-19.

Stock photo of women in wheelchair facing away from a window that has sunlight streaming through

10 May 2021

Thousands dying every year without wishes being met, survey reveals

Brits do not have sufficient plans in place for the end of their lives because they are unaware of what to do and unsure of how to talk about it, according to research published by...

How Douglas Macmillan hospice uses an app to streamline audit processes, improve compliance and support quality improvement

Published: 16th June 2023

Using a digital tool to support quality improvement

How Douglas Macmillan hospice uses an app to streamline audit processes, improve compliance and support quality improvement