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Inside one hospice’s battle for survival as it faces ‘incoming tsunami’ of need

by Shawn Butlere
Inside one hospice’s battle for survival as it faces ‘incoming tsunami’ of need

Swindon’s Prospect Hospice is facing a £1million deficit this year. (Image: Jonathan Buckmaster) Hospices are receiving “woefully inadequate” funding to deal with an “incoming tsunami” of patients needing end-of-life care, …

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Spiritual oasis, free care for last-stage cancer patients — inside Odisha’s 1st palliative care centre

by Shawn Butlere
Spiritual oasis, free care for last-stage cancer patients — inside Odisha’s 1st palliative care centre

Bhubaneswar: A light brown-coloured building, landscaped gardens, aesthetically designed interiors, a small water body within the premises, and wards named after flowers in Odia — with this backdrop, the Bagchi …

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‘End of life care is failing – my dad was shown no compassion or kindness’

by Shawn Butlere
‘End of life care is failing – my dad was shown no compassion or kindness’

There is “no compassion or kindness” for too many people at the end of life in this country, the daughter of a WWII veteran who was left in pain before …

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Man’s dying wish was to see Dune. Film’s director made that happen months before its release

by Shawn Butlere
Man’s dying wish was to see Dune. Film’s director made that happen months before its release

rewrite this content and keep HTML tags A palliative care patient’s end-of-life wish was to see the second installment of filmmaker Denis Villeneuve’s Dune before he passed. The Quebec filmmaker and …

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Intensive care only if it can improve patient’s condition — what India’s 1st ICU admission norms say

by Shawn Butlere
Intensive care only if it can improve patient’s condition — what India’s 1st ICU admission norms say

New Delhi: Critically ill patients should not be admitted to Intensive Care Units (ICUs) if they or their next of kin refuse the intensive treatment or if they have any …

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Meet a Quebec doctor doing home visits, and how it can help overcrowding ERs

by Shawn Butlere
Meet a Quebec doctor doing home visits, and how it can help overcrowding ERs

Dr. Geneviève Dechêne loves her work and is always on the go. The family physician retired from her office practice and now devotes her time visiting patients in the comfort …

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Stark warning that terminally ill face ‘cost of dying crisis’ at end of life

by Shawn Butlere
Stark warning that terminally ill face ‘cost of dying crisis’ at end of life

Terminally ill people are facing a “cost of dying crisis” as they struggle to cope with the financial burden of end-of-life care, a charity has warned. Research by Sue Ryder …

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