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Saturday 31 October 2020
The Irish Cancer Society has reported a rise in requests for its home-based palliative care service.
The survey found that a third of people think palliative care is a last resort, when in fact it can be used for a number of years.
Due to Covid-19, the hospice is now restricting visitors to two at a time for patients.
Niall, from Athlone, writes about how he used to think that palliative care was for “the old, the very sick and the dying”, but it’s helping him.
Lilian Bell writes about her father, Donal Bell, on the eve of Palliative Care Week 2018.
Last year the Irish Cancer Society’s night nursing service provided 7,345 nights of care to 1,818 patients around the country.
“This may be the last room someone will live in.”
The woman’s daughter, Siobhán Tobin, wrote an open letter to the Health Minister about trying to access out of hours services.
Prominent Right to Die with Dignity campaigner Tom Curran appeared before the Joint Committee on Justice and Equality today.
The Irish Hospice Foundation gathered opinions of over 2,000 people.
A new study examined the palliative care needs on the island of Ireland by surveying hundreds of GPs and psychiatrists.
I are currently working on memory books. I’m going to leave these for my children containing memories of happy times baking and camping, writes Evelyn Wakefield.
The court also granted her request for care to relieve pain or discomfort.
Watching a loved one slip away is hard enough, writes Denis Goodbody, but good palliative care supports the family as well as the patient.
Our Lady’s Hospice in Harold’s Cross has a hair salon, a therapy golden retriever Rían, and an oratory to host services such as christenings and weddings.
Carmel Geoghegan looked after her dying mother in 2014 but has hit out at what seriously sick people face today.
According to new research, one family member said trying to get help for a loved one was like “dealing with the mafia”.
Mairead Dunford writes about her son Kevin, who died aged nine, and how he taught their family how to love even though he had a life-limiting condition.
Some 95% of people with cancer there will never access treatment such as chemotherapy, radiology or oncology.
We speak to a patient and nurse about life in a hospice.
Anne Tan’s career changed after meeting two terminally ill children.
Early palliative care for advanced cancer patients is better for the patient and produces serious savings.
The Irish Cancer Society Night Nursing Service provides palliative care to cancer patients at the end of their cancer journey during the night, so they can stay in the comfort of their home, surrounded by the ones they love.
LauraLynn palliative carers are looking after 40 families, who say the HSE respite could be organised a lot quicker.
Palliative care is not just about pain relief for older people during their final days – it’s about quality of life for your loved one.
The SLHF eventually wants to open a 12-bed hospice in St Luke’s Hospital.
The Health and Children Committee launched a report on end-of-life care based on submissions from stakeholders, experts and the public.
The fund want to continue working towards a 12 bed unit.
Do the Irish really ‘do death well’? We certainly know how to toast the departed, but we have a deep-rooted discomfort around discussing any practical aspect of death.
The qualitative survey aims to improve policy and services across the country.
The HSE said the focus is on ensuring it maintains and improves palliative care services.
The legendary crossword setter Araucaria told readers that he had “18 down of the 19″ – cancer of the oesophagus.
The Irish Hospice Foundation has raised concerns about the cuts imposed to the palliative care budget by the HSE’s National Service Plan.
WE’RE JUST A day out from the spookiest night of the year.
Halloween will look a bit different this year, with no trick-or-treating advised.
Nonetheless, there are plenty of traditions that we can still continue from the safety of our own homes, one being pumpkin carving.
So, today we want to know: Have you carved a pumpkin for Halloween this year?
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Tracy Ward explains how burnout affects us – and what to do if we’re feeling it.
The goalposts – and polling analysis – have shifted since 2016, Noel Rock writes.
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