The Irish Hospice Foundation (IHF) is today welcoming the news the HSE is in the process of establishing a Children’s Palliative Care Advisory Group to replace the former National Advisory Committee on Children’s Palliative Care.The main purpose of the group will be to advise and assist the HSE in the development of children’s palliative […]
Statement August 8 2019 The Irish Hospice Foundation (IHF) has today warmly welcomed the addition of information to the HSE website about emergency medical cards for people with a terminal illness. The IHF has been campaigning since 2014 for the HSE to give prominence to and make accessible on its website and in other appropriate […]
Wednesday 24 July 2019 IHF CALLS FOR CLARITY ON ELIGIBILITY PROCESS FOR EMERGENCY MEDICAL CARD FOR PATIENTS WITH TERMINAL ILLNESS APPROACHING END OF LIFE The Irish Hospice Foundation (IHF) very much supports the provision of medical cards without means test to people with a life-limiting illness who are approaching end of life. We believe it […]
Dying is Everyone’s Business. We must count the cost and invest for the future. Deaths in Ireland due to increase 25% by 2030 but State not ready to meet the challenges this will bring Demand for Nurses for Night Care is on the rise, yet only 8% of cost covered by the State, despite commitment […]
In light of the serious issues raised in relation University Hospital Waterford’s mortuary over the last week, the Irish Hospice Foundation (IHF) welcomes the announcement that the project to replace it is being prioritised for capital funding. Whilst Waterford and 44 other hospitals around the country are part of the IHF’s Hospice Friendly Hospitals (HFH) […]
Dr Fiona McElligott, a consultant paediatrician with a special interest in Palliative Care has started her new role in Temple Street Children’s University Hospital. The IHF are funding the first year of her contract. Sharon Foley, IHF CEO said “This is a positive development for children’s palliative care in Ireland. We know that Fiona will […]
The unique impact of the Design & Dignity programme on end-of-life and bereavement care in Irish hospitals has been highlighted in a new report launched today (Tuesday 26 March) at the Royal Institute of the Architects of Ireland in Dublin. The research carried out by a team from the School of Nursing and Midwifery in […]
The HSE’s creation of six new hospital end-of-life care coordinator post and funding for the training of 90 Final Journeys facilitators has been welcomed by the Irish Hospice Foundation (IHF) today (Thursday 7 March). End-of-life care coordinators and the Final Journeys training programme are two key components of the IHF’s Hospice Friendly Hospitals (HFH) programme, […]
The Irish Hospice Foundation (IHF) has today (Friday 19 October) welcomed the recently published Joint Committee on the Future of Mental Health Care Final Report. 30,000 people die in Ireland each year, equating to 80 deaths each day (CSO, 2018). Bereavement and loss thus affect large numbers of people in Ireland. While the overall pattern […]
Irish Hospice Foundation Statement: Safeguarding Your Future Survey October 2018 The Irish Hospice Foundation (IHF) has today (Monday 15 October, 2018) welcomed the publication of the Safeguarding Your Future Survey results by Safeguarding Ireland. The Red C research has found that less than half of Irish adults have any of the recommended ‘planning for the […]
