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15 May 2013
Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust and the Dying Matters Coalition are holding a major national conference on end of life and bereavement care on Friday (17 May) as part of Dying Matters Awareness...
11 November 2010
The Royal British Legion was formed in 1921 to support the veterans of the Great War. But since then, Britain has been involved in many other wars and fields of Service, creating a continuous supply of Service men and women, and their families, who need the British Legions assistance.
8 November 2010
Around 70% of us would prefer to die in our own homes just like Coronation Street stalwart Jack Duckworth according to research for the Dying Matters Coalition.
4 November 2010
By Jane Elliott, Health reporter, BBC News
Is our fear of dying - and of talking about it - costing us the death we want?
1 November 2010
A survey released today has revealed that three out of four (75%) people in England do not set aside time with friends and family around this time of year to remember loved ones who have died.
27 October 2010
Eulogy Magazine, the worlds first magazine to celebrate life and death, asks: Have you heard of Dying Matters?
27 October 2010
Reflecting on World Palliative Care and Hospice Day 2010, members of the Dying Matters Coalition share with Eulogy Magazine their heartache and satisfaction of helping those with life-limiting illnesses.
From doctors and nurses to gardeners and volunteers, those who care for the dying are a diverse group. Here, three key figures with very different experiences speak exclusively to Eulogy to tell us about the heartache and the satisfaction of helping those with life-limiting illnesses.
11 October 2010
At some point, many of us have thought about when, where and how we might die.
It is comforting to imagine a peaceful death at home surrounded by our close family and friends.
But often a death is in a hospital, which can cause problems for dying patients and their family.
8 October 2010
The Dying Matters Coalition welcomes World Hospice and Palliative Care Day (WHPCD), taking place today, 9th October, WHPCD is a unified day of action to celebrate and support hospice and palliative care around the world.
1 October 2010
“A Party for Kath”, a five-minute film produced by the Dying Matters Coalition to demonstrate the benefits of greater openness around death and dying, has been award ‘highly commended for ‘best video’ at this year’s IVCA Clarion Awards.
1 October 2010
Diagnosed with terminal cancer, Kate Greene had to come to terms with the fact that she would not see her young sons grow up.
But, determined to be an ongoing presence in their lives, she drew up a ‘mummy’s manual’ of more than 100 instructions, hopes and ambitions for her two boys to read after her death.
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