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St Clare Hospice

08 June 2020

Colour to care: Hospice launches colouring and activity books to help ease anxiety and raise vital funds

St Clare Hospice in Essex has partnered with local artists, illustrators and tattooists to launch two colouring-in and activity books aiming to ease people’s anxiety while the Co...

Care homes

08 June 2020

Care homes take centre stage during Covid-19

Care homes have taken centre stage as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic. To mark Carers’ Week, University of Edinburgh Research Fellows Dr Jo Hockley and Dr Julie Watson, and An...

Volunteer Graham

05 June 2020

Volunteers’ Week 2020: “The telephone buddy scheme has been a lifeline”

St Catherine’s Hospice in Sussex has set up a scheme to make sure patients who can’t attend the day centre due to Covid-19 remain connected to the hospice with regular phone ca...

Trinity Hospice

05 June 2020

End of life Covid-19 patient is discharged from hospice after incredible recovery

Staff at Trinity Hospice in Blackpool stood and clapped as one of their patients was discharged three weeks after she was admitted to spend her final days in their care, and having...

Where are you Lydie

04 June 2020

“Where are you Lydie?” – a picture book for young bereaved siblings

Emma Poore is a children’s author and illustrator with a background in theatre and events. Honouring her daughter Lydie and her family’s bereavement journey through the eyes of...

Myton Hospices

04 June 2020

The Myton Hospices adapt their services in response to Covid-19

Doctors and nurses at The Myton Hospices have changed the way they work in response to the global pandemic, but their primary focus remains to provide care and support to terminall...