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Hospice Care Week

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Dying Matters Awareness Week 2019

It's not too early! Get ideas for Awareness Week 2019

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Find out what is happening during Awareness Week and get some ideas to host an event yourself!

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End of life care workforce development

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End of life care plans provide relief and healing

Planning for the end of life can be a profound and positive experience, as one woman discovered.

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A good death

"My 95-year-old nan had the death I would want: at home, in peace and surrounded by love."

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Dying Matters Award

Entries are open to any Dying Matters registered events that took place in the month of May 2018, even if they didn’t occur during the Awareness Week (May 14-20). We'll be announcing winners on Tuesday, 27 November 2018 at the conference dinner. Entries are open for events in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, including those organised in Wales under the Byw Nawr campaign.

Best Practice in care coordination for palliative and end of life care services: information for commissioners

The National Council for Palliative Care (NCPC) have released new information for commissioners

Comment on BBC programme A Time to Live

Dying Matters has welcomed the BBC Two programme A Time to Live, which told the stories of 12 people living with life-limiting conditions

Most people would be willing to give injections to improve quality of life for a dying person

• Majority of people say they would be willing to offer practical help to friends and neighbours dealing with death, dying and bereavement. • Six in ten say they would feel comfortable giving a pain-relief injection to someone who was dying and wanted to stay at home, after receiving training and with doctor or nurse supervision the first few times. • Only 16% think caring for the dying is only a matter for professional health and social care workers • Dying Matters Awareness Week runs May 8-14

NCPC and Hospice UK boards agree to begin process of merger

On Wednesday 29 March, the trustee boards of both Hospice UK and the National Council for Palliative Care (NCPC) agreed to work towards the merger of the two organisations. The process of due diligence and formal merger agreement is being taken forward from today.