'Nobody is dying alone here': How one hospice is dealing with end of life care during the Covid-19 crisis
Due to Covid-19, the hospice is now restricting visitors to two at a time for patients.
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Due to Covid-19, the hospice is now restricting visitors to two at a time for patients.
“This may be the last room someone will live in.”
The end of life study also found that nearly half (46%) of participants died in a hospital.
According to new research, one family member said trying to get help for a loved one was like “dealing with the mafia”.
Junior Minister Joe McHugh, from Donegal, has a special responsibility for Gaeltacht matters.
The Irish Hospice Foundation’s Think Ahead is now entering its second phase, after already proving popular with the public.
The Oireachtas Health Committee launched its report on end-of-life care this afternoon.
Currently the eligibility period is six months, though one in five people who have these cards live longer and are then forced to undergo a means test.
A new study has found that, in a GP setting anyway, most people aren’t.
A case currently being heard before the High Court is asking whether Irish people have the constitutional right to an assisted suicide. What do you think?
Living wills would remove doctors’ God-like ability to decide what happens to people who may be approaching the end of their life, writes Liam Twomey