Dame Esther reminded the Prime Minister of his pre-election promise to her (Image: Steve Reigate) Dame Esther Rantzen has issued a personal plea for the Prime Minister to make his promise “come true” and hold a vote on assisted dying. The terminally ill campaigner, 84, said: “For me, and others like me, it has to … Read more
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, a desperate sector leader has warned. Chief executive Jeremy Lune is battling to prevent further cuts at Prospect Hospice in Swindon in the face of … Read more
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 he died aged 96 has said. Sharon Evans, 53, spent six weeks fighting to access care after her dad Kenneth Sampson-Barnes was discharged from hospital … Read more
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 his team rushed to make it happen almost two months before the film’s premiere and just days before the man died. It began in early January when a middle-aged man who was … Read more
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 of their own home. On Friday morning, after a stop at the local CLSC health clinic in Montreal’s Verdun neighbourhood, Dechêne headed out to see … Read more
