218 results for 'verification of death'

Heather Richardson and Shaun O Leary
News

Remembering Dr Mary Baines, pioneer of hospice care

St Christopher’s Hospice CEOs pay tribute to Dr Mary Baines, a leading force in establishing the UK’s hospice movement.
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Board members

Training and support 

There is a broad similarity in the range and content of training offered to hospice community volunteers.
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Hospice worker attending patient
Hospice care stories

“During the pandemic, the hospice had the time and patience for us”

Alan Leach, the drummer in 90s indie band Shed Seven, has been raising money for St Leonard’s Hospice in York since his mother was cared for by the charity. Here he tells us what...
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Jill Thornton
Hospice care stories

"Our job is to help people when they feel their spirit’s crushed”

Jill Thornton is the Lead Chaplain at Phyllis Tuckwell Hospice Care in Surrey. Here she tells us about making sure patients and staff don’t feel alone during the pandemic.
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‘They were there when I needed them most’: MCF grant supports children’s hospice communities
Grants

‘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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In 2017 Alan was diagnosed with Motor Neurone Disease. His wife Hazel tells the story of their heartwarming journey through diagnosis, treatment, hospices and dying.
Dying Matters

Alan, Me and MND, Part 1: diagnosis

At the age of 62, Alan was diagnosed with Motor Neurone Disease. His wife Hazel tells the story of their heartbreaking journey through diagnosis, treatment, hospices and dying.
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