Love your Brain is an awareness campaign led by the Neurological Alliance of Ireland on International Brain Awareness Week which takes place this year from March 14th to 20th. The theme is ‘Together We Are Stronger: Promoting the Value of Teams, Partnerships and Collaborations in Neurological Care and Research’. Love Your Brain aims to promote greater awareness and understanding […]
Midland Regional Hospital Portlaoise yesterday officially opened the doors of its new Viewing Room and Family Facility associated with the mortuary. Development of the new facility involved the redesigning and refurbishment of the viewing area of the mortuary. The facility will provide an appropriate space for bereaved families and includes extending the existing facilities to […]
We are a proud partner of Palliative Care Week 2021, which takes place from Sunday 12 to Saturday 18 September 2021. This year’s theme is Palliative Care: It’s more than you think […]
We are looking for two results driven, experienced and committed senior healthcare professionals to join our Senior Management Team […]
Enhanced guidance outlines recommendations for dignified and comfortable sanctuaries for patients and their families to experience end-of-life and bereavement care. […]
IHF have produced a comprehensive Toolkit for Compassionate End-of-Life Care to enable healthcare workers deliver compassionate end-of-life care during the COVID-19 pandemic. […]
We at the Irish Hospice Foundation want to keep you, the Irish public, as informed and supported as possible in matters relating to end-of-life and bereavement care in these exceptional times. The need to provide reliable and up-to-date information for you, the public, and healthcare professionals is vital. With our many years of experience, we […]
COVID-19 HIGHLIGHTS NEED FOR PEOPLE TO THINK ABOUT THEIR FUTURE CARE {Tuesday 12 May 2020}: The Irish Hospice Foundation is urging people to examine their options for Advance Healthcare Planning, especially surrounding preferences for treatment. The concept of planning ahead for life and death is not a new one. Discussed around dinner tables, in solicitors’ […]
The Irish Hospice Foundation is delighted to announce the launch of the Hospice Friendly Hospitals (HFH) Quality Improvement Awards for 2020. What are the HFHQI Awards? The Award is a financial support for HSE/Voluntary Acute Hospitals that are engaging with the HFH programme. The Awards will support the continual quality improvement approach to end-of-life […]
Residents and staff at Moate Nursing Home in Westmeath set out their vision of what the best end-of-life care means to them. The project is part of their involvement with our Compassionate End of Life (CEOL) programme for residential care centres and nursing homes across Ireland. The programme supports staff and residents to have open […]
