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Supplemental guidance on end-of-life care planned
A proud moment as our Anita Stone Court and Neville Williams House management teams collected their Gold Standards Framework certificates and plaques.
The awards recognise a whole-team commitment to compassionate, personalised end-of-life care.
Congratulations everyone!
Dishes in the sink, a cane by the door, a table crowded with pills. A #DeathDoula reads the house as one story and helps a family hear it, a quiet part of #EndOfLifeCare and #CaregiverSupport.
π 4 December 2026 π Strathcarron Hospice, Scotland π 5 CPD points expected!
Find out more and book your place: www.sobelleducation.org.uk/product/mast...
#PalliativeCare #EndOfLifeCare #CPD #MedicalEducation #HospiceCare #PalliativeMedicine #HealthcareProfessional
Coming this November: the 11th Annual Conference of the International Collaborative for Best Care for the Dying Person.
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17β18 Nov
π Lund, Sweden
Join the international palliative care community!
Register: intcollab2026.mkon.se/registration...
New easy-to-read resource available
"Let's Talk About End-of-Life Care: How You May Feel When Someone Dies".
π Access the free guide: https://goto.hospicefoundation.ie/easy-to-read-guide
#EndOfLifeCare #AccessibleResources #BereavementSupport #HospiceFriendlyHospitals #PalliativeCare π
A controversial bill to establish a statewide POLST program has narrowly passed the House Health Committee, igniting fierce debate over patient rights and surrogate decision-making.
Get the details!
#PA #CitizenPortal #PennsylvaniaHealthcare #MedicalDirectives #EndOfLifeCare
The national conversation around end-of-life care is shifting. It was deeply validating to hear NPR's recent segment on the rising demand for death doulas. People are realizing that dying doesn't have to be a strictly clinical, isolating experience. π§΅ #DeathDoula #EndOfLifeCare #DeathPositivity
Supplemental guidance on end-of-life care planned
Last week, as a part of the Alliance of Age Sector NGOs, Irish Hospice Foundation attended the launch of"Taking Stock: Is Government Keeping Its Commitments to Older People?"
π The report: https://goto.hospicefoundation.ie/Alliance-of-Age
When the medication schedule tightens, the hours stretch and collapse at once. A #DeathDoula can say plainly that this is what time does here, and help a family bring the how-long question to the care team. #EndOfLifeCare #CaregiverSupport
Alexandra Mullock, professor in health law and policy at The University of Manchester, says that despite the defeat of the assisted dying bill, the debate is far from over.
healthcaretoday.com/article/comm...
#AssistedDying #EndOfLifeCare #PalliativeCare #HealthPolicy #HealthLaw
π’ Upcoming Webinar: Policy Changes for People With Advanced Illness in the UK
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October 16, 2026
π 1:00 β 2:00 PM UTC + 0
π Organizer: Economics of Palliative & End-of-Life Care SIG
π Register for the webinar: www.healtheconomics.org/event/policy...
This week's IL newsletter: Compassion in Dyingβs Bridging the Gap work asks how peopleβs end-of-life decisions can be better respected through more joined-up services.
Case Study by V.J. Nolan et al.: Language Models for Value-Informed Proxy Decision Support https://nejm.ai/3UfoOc9
Zurich has expanded access to assisted suicide within care homes and hospitals. This policy change raises important questions for healthcare providers, legal professionals and care administrators... Read the full analysis: wix.to/GhMuWIR
No law requires the phone call before the hand is ready to let go. A death doula holds that pause open long enough for a family to use it. #DeathDoula #EndOfLifeCare #GriefSupport
Esther Rantzen: A Lifelong Campaigner for Social Change and End-of-Life Care
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π β¬116,577 raised for Nurses for Night Care
A huge thank you to all who bought and sold tickets, shared the raffle, and supported Nurses for Night Care.
π Read the full story:
https://goto.hospicefoundation.ie/summer-raffle-raises-116577