In partnership with Royal College of Surgeons of Ireland, our part-time postgraduate course aims to equip professionals who work with children/adolescents with the skills to understand and support them when grieving[…]
In this issue we take a look at the impact of our Bereavement Support Line, launched in June 2020; some beautiful moments at end of life with our Nurses for Night Care and a specially designed keepsake pouch for treasured personal possessions. […]
It is imperative the Government address shortfalls on palliative care in advance of any national debate on assisted dying according to Irish Hospice Foundation (IHF) who have published their submission made to the Justice Committee on the Dying With Dignity Bill 2020.[…]
Today we announced the recipients of our new Seed Grant scheme. Over 70 applications were made for funding to projects in partnership with Creative Ireland.[…]
Free Irish Hospice Foundation bereavement resource pack to help those living with loss during COVID-19 Today (16 February 2021) we launched our free bereavement resource pack, ‘Support for Grieving in Exceptional Times’ as we approach 4,000 COVID-19 deaths. It includes all the resources developed as part of IHF’s Care & Inform hub which was specially[…]
We, IHF, have made a submission to the Justice Committee on the Dying with Dignity Bill 2020 in which we recognise the diversity of opinion on the issue. We will continue to advocate for excellent hospice and palliative care for those facing end of life – as we have always done in the past – so as[…]
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.[…]
With current restrictions, we note the need for a change in current guidance in relation to visiting to nursing homes and other long term residential care facilities.[…]
Today we announced our new IHF seed grant scheme to inspire and support creative responses to the themes of dying, death and bereavement during the COVID-19 pandemic.[…]
In the face of the loss and trauma people are currently experiencing, the Bereavement Support Line, in partnership with the HSE, has been launched to provide connection, comfort and support, in these exceptional times.[…]
