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Tag: #hospice

Posted on November 12, 2018November 16, 2018Religion

What does it take to be a really good listener?

Listening to patients at their end of life can be mentally, physically, and spiritually exhausting. Although often highlighted in books about hospice and palliative care,…

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Posted on October 16, 2017October 20, 2017Religion

How can we prepare for a ‘good death’?

Carlo Leget is Professor in Care Ethics and Endowed Professor of Spiritual and Ethical Questions in Palliative Care at the University of Humanistic Studies in Utrecht,…

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Posted on October 16, 2017November 9, 2017Religion

How can we attune to the spiritual and religious needs of young people in hospice contexts?

Reverend Kathryn Darby is the Chaplain at Birmingham Children’s Hospital and co-author with Paul Nash and Sally Nash of Spiritual Care with Sick Children and Young…

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Posted on October 16, 2017October 16, 2017Religion

Rethinking hospice chaplaincy: A spiritually motivated response to raw human need

Reverend Dr Steve Nolan is the chaplain at Princess Alice Hospice in Esher and the author of ‘Spiritual Care at the End of Life. Here,…

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Posted on October 11, 2017October 30, 2017Bereavement

Sign up to receive information about our books on bereavement

Sign up to our mailing list to receive information about our books on bereavement. We publish compassionate, practical books that enable professionals to provide the…

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Posted on October 9, 2017November 9, 2017Bereavement

“Getting over it” – Processing grief in a way that works for you

An extract from chapter 1 of Gone in the Morning: A Writer’s Journey of Bereavement by Geoff Mead. Recently, I was having a beer with…

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Posted on October 6, 2017Bereavement

Parting Gifts – Geoff Mead reflects on the value of palliative care for a loved one

Anyone who has been bereaved through chronic illness will know that anticipating the death of a loved one prefigures the grief that is to come.…

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Posted on August 2, 2017Religion

Chaplains are worthwhile because….

Karen Murphy has worked in hospice chaplaincy for twenty years and has represented chaplaincy at national and international level. She is President of the Association…

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Posted on July 4, 2017July 28, 2017Counselling

6 Top tips on how to facilitate good interaction with older adults

Robin Dynes, author of ‘Positive Communication: Activities to reduce isolation and improve the wellbeing of older adults’ provides some tips you can use to help facilitate…

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Posted on May 20, 2016August 5, 2016Dementia

Shibley Rahman talks about his book, Living Better with Dementia

Identifying current global policy challenges for living well with dementia, this book tackles controversial topics at the forefront of public and political debate, and highlights pockets…

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