Latest news from Hospice UK

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St Barnabas House, Helping Hands

10 April 2020

New ‘Helping Hands’ service supports most isolated hospice patients

St Barnabas House is piloting a new service called ‘Helping Hands’ aiming to provide social and practical support to hospice patients who don’t have a network of friends or f...

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08 April 2020

Hospice UK joins national helpline to offer mental health support to NHS staff

Hospice UK joins national helpline to offer mental health support to frontline NHS staff.

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08 April 2020

Hospice UK responds to funding for hospice sector

Hospice UK responds to announcement of millions of funding for the hospice sector to support the COVID-19 response

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01 April 2020

Cake delivery service is a lifeline for hospice patients during the lockdown

After Treetops Hospice Care in Derbyshire made the difficult decision to suspend all its day services, they came up a novel way to continue supporting their most vulnerable patient...

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31 March 2020

Havens Hospices step up support for NHS during Covid-19

Essex-based charity Havens Hospices is expanding its care to help alleviate pressure in the local NHS amidst the Coronavirus pandemic.

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31 March 2020

Exploring loss for people with intellectual disabilities

Gemma Allen, Inclusion and Diversity Lead at The Mary Stevens Hospice in Stourbridge, tells us how creative workshops for people with intellectual disabilities can help them to exp...