Over the past decade, families have very gradually started to move away from a traditional funeral, (church, crematorium followed by pub, hotel or village hall.) However, since the onset of Covid 19, many many more people have found themselves considering other options as they weren

This blog post from the team at Hugh James outlines the importance of planning and what will happen should a dispute over burial occurs.  Unfortunately, it’s not uncommon for disagreements to arise between family members and loved ones including over funeral arrangements, burial

Dr Caroline Shulman   Up until COVID-19 reared its grim and terrifying head, I was working on a project evaluating the impact of twinning hostels with palliative care teams, in an attempt to address the severe health inequities and lack of access to high quality palliative care for people

Niamh Brophy & Andrew Knee     Though death happens to everyone, many of us have not spoken to anyone about our concerns, fears or wishes when it comes to our end of life. Death is a difficult conversation to have at the best of times, but what if you have ill health