UK tops end-of-life care index, strong hospice care
UK – Integration of palliative care into NHS and strong hospice movement among reasons for UK ranking first in study of 80
UK – Integration of palliative care into NHS and strong hospice movement among reasons for UK ranking first in study of 80
What’s your funeral song? Have you ever thought about your final send off? Críona Ní Dhálaigh, the 346th Lord
IRELAND – I encountered a young Irishwoman not long ago, who talked to me about having spent some time working in
‘Why do I light candles?” says Barbara. “I didn’t light them because you were coming. I light candles all the time, because when I
IRELAND – A bitter day, as a white coffin is carried along a West Cork hillside. Afterwards, red-eyed relatives drink whiskey at the graveside but tradition grants no shelter from cold or loss. At dusk, a motorboat bobs on a river as two strangers
IRELAND – We tend to judge things by their endings. You can have a bad day, but if it ends well, you go to sleep happy. In fact it’s scientifically proven, in studies about pain, that people’s memories of things and the taste an experience leaves
IRELAND – No parent wants to think about dying, so much so that many of us put off putting provisions in place in the event that we do pass. But making a will now could save you and your loved ones a lot of heartache in the long term.
IRELAND – What protection does your family need in the event of your illness or death? If you have been following this series you will have already taken charge of your savings and considered your plans for retirement. Now it’s time to ensure your family is adequately protected.
IRELAND – Ireland supposedly ‘does death well’. But a new survey suggests that it’s a modern taboo – and that end-of-life care in