237 results for 'verification of death'

A hospice educator's mission to ensure people’s chosen life is respected at the end of life.

Hospice care stories

28 February 2024

“Everyone is welcome”

Cornwall Hospice Care Education Facilitator Michael has made it his mission to change hospice care by training hundreds of people about diversity and inclusivity at the end of life...

a woman with blonde hair kisses a baby's head

10 February 2022

Your stories - Wendy's reflection on grief

Being a professional eulogist, Wendy thought talking about her experiences of grief would come easily, but like so many of us, she found the uniqueness of grief, and its continuati...

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...

I need support with a bereavement

I need support with a bereavement

What should I say? It can be very difficult to know what to say or do when someone you know has lost someone close. We often want to offer support.

Rose

21 April 2020

Funerals adapt to COVID-19: “We’re about connection and care. The pandemic is really testing us”

One of the most difficult consequences of the Coronavirus pandemic is not being able to say goodbye to those who die. Hasina Zaman, the CEO of Compassionate Funerals, explains how ...

As part of Hospice Care Week we share a fascinating and insightful recount of life and death from Sophia, a former hairdresser turned palliative care nurse

Hospice care stories

13 October 2022

Hospice Care in Focus: Putting dying back into living

As part of Hospice Care Week we share a fascinating and insightful recount of life and death from Sophia, a former hairdresser turned palliative care nurse.