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Dr Ramesh Thulavavenkateswaran and CNS Wendy Rogers from St Helena Hospice
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Working together for a ‘good death’

When a call from paramedics attending to a man at his home came in to the SinglePoint 24/7 advice and information phone line at St Helena Hospice in Colchester, it triggered a rapi...
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The congregation at the 2019 Hospice UK Christmas Carol Service
Dying Matters

Hospice UK Christmas Carol Service is great success

Oscar-winning actor Jim Broadbent, actresses Alison Steadman OBE and Fiona Dolman and TV presenter Sir Martyn Lewis CBE were among the celebrity readers at Hospice UK’s Christmas...
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Our response to new research on Advance Care Planning

Hospice UK responds to new study highlighting that advance care planing could be linked to longer survival in terminally ill patients.
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Inspiring winners of the Hospice UK 2019 awards

A ground-breaking comedy night held in a hospital during Dying Matters Week to raise awareness about end of life care and a project which helped widen participation in gardening at...
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Dying Matters

Japanese Maple, the farewell poem of Clive James

After being diagnosed with leukaemia and emphysema in 2010, the writer and broadcaster Clive James said that his terminal diagnosis led him to "start saying goodbye" through his po...
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Compassionate Employers initiative launched

Hospice UK launches new programme to create more compassionate workplaces and better support employees.
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