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People in Kilkenny encouraged to learn more about palliative care

All Ireland Institute of Hospice and Palliative Care (AIIHPC) is calling on people in Kilkenny to become better informed about palliative care and its benefits as part of Palliative Care Week. Now in its ninth year, Palliative Care Week takes place ...

08 Aug 2022 at 19:33

Derry News

Derry father living with COPD praises Foyle Hospice for changing his life

A local man who recently spent time in Foyle Hospice was so moved by his positive experience he wants to reassure others who may need hospice care. George Millar, 61, a former schoolteacher from Eglinton, moved back to Derry to get married and ...

07 Mar 2023 at 18:33

Ireland

Domhnall Gleeson praises hospice care of grandparents in fundraising call

Irish actor Domhnall Gleeson has praised the “amazing” hospice care his grandparents received as he urged the public to get behind a nationwide fundraising campaign. The 40-year-old Star Wars, About Time, and The Patient star remembered his ...

02 Aug 2023 at 14:27

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“There’s a stigma around the word ‘hospice’ – I didn’t take heed of that stigma”

A local man given two life-changing diagnoses just months before his son’s mother died said he wants to take the stigma out of the word ‘hospice’. Within just seven months, Keith Swerdlick, 55, was diagnosed with lung cancer, had surgery, ...

17 Feb 2023 at 16:33

Northern Ireland

Children’s Hospice position over cutting beds ‘unchanged’

The Northern Ireland Children’s Hospice has said its position over reducing some services remains unchanged despite an intervention from the Stormont Health Minister. Last week the hospice said it was considering cutting bed places due ...

12 Feb 2024 at 11:49

Local News

'Hospice Care Week' celebrated at Derry's Foyle Hospice

This week, Foyle Hospice has united with hospices around the world to celebrate Hospice Care Week which takes place from Monday 9th to Sunday 15th October. Hospice Care Week is an annual event that celebrates the different elements of ...

10 Oct 2023 at 21:33

Matt Hancock making ‘big mistake’ going on I’m A Celebrity, Tony Hadley predicts

Matt Hancock will regret joining I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! as the focus will be on “juicy gossip” about him rather than raising awareness of dyslexia, a former contestant has said. Former Spandau Ballet singer Tony Hadley ...

03 Nov 2022 at 18:38

Coronation Street star honoured for services to people with disabilities

Coronation Street actress Cherylee Houston has said disabled young people need to see role models on television as she picked up her MBE at Buckingham Palace. The star, who was the first wheelchair user among the cast of the ITV ...

03 Nov 2022 at 19:30

Scotland

Hospices may be forced to turn patients away amid funding crisis, sector warns

Hospice bosses have warned they are facing an “insurmountable funding gap”, with concerns mounting that they may have to turn people away. Insisting “funding is in crisis”, the chief executives of more than a dozen hospices ...

14 Nov 2024 at 14:51

Local News

Health minister sets stiff conditions for site for €20 m hospice for Laois and Midlands

Minister for Health, Stephen Donnelly has attached stringent conditions including a tight timeframe in naming the site for the new Midlands Hospice which will serve Laois, Offaly, Westmeath and Longford. A statement from ...

25 Sept 2024 at 07:33

Scotland

Labour vows pay parity for hospice staff

Labour has pledged to increase funding for Scotland’s hospice sector to bring about “fair pay” for staff caring for dying patients in their final days. Deputy leader and health spokeswoman Dame Jackie Baillie confirmed ...

15 Jul 2025 at 17:12

Health

‘I didn’t think my mum would make it to my wedding – the hospice organised a last-minute ceremony for us’

A mum-of-two from Bristol urges people to donate to hospice care, after one organised a last-minute wedding so her terminally-ill mother could watch her marry the love of her life. Jodie Williams, 36, lost her mum ...

21 Oct 2025 at 06:55

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