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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...

Comfort pebbles

13 May 2020

Hand-painted pebbles provide comfort to patients separated from loved ones

A new initiative developed by artists Love On The Rocks and the CEO of Keech Hospice Care Liz Searle, supported by Hospice UK, is helping to comfort patients who are separated from...

Paul and family

13 May 2020

“I want my family to know that I’m as happy in death as I was in life”

Paul Jameson, 60, is the founder of Aura, an online platform where people can record their last wishes and leave messages for family and friends. To mark Dying Matters Awareness We...

Death Cafe

12 May 2020

How to run a virtual death café

Every year in May organisations and individuals up and down the country host talks, screenings, open days and exhibitions, but this year the Covid-19 pandemic has pushed events onl...

Katie Costello

12 May 2020

On the frontline: “Working alongside this virus is tough”

Katie Costello is a Nursing Assistant in the Practical Care Team at St Catherine’s Hospice in Crawley. To mark International Nurses Day and Dying Matters Awareness Week, she shar...

Headset call

11 May 2020

How to plan for the end of life

Psychotherapist Jane Rogers is the founder of Before I Go Solutions, a non-profit that provides accredited training to become an end-of-life plan facilitator, and also helps indivi...