Palliative Care Week takes place from September 10th – 16th. This year’s theme is Palliative Care: Living for Today, Planning for Tomorrow […]
Palliative Care Week 2023
First Student Death Café Gains High Honours at RCSI
A medical student Death Café, facilitated by Irish Hospice Foundation, placed runner up in the Education Innovation Award category at Royal College of Surgeons of Ireland (RCSI) on 21st June. It is believed to be the first ever Death Cafe for medical students in the country–just the day prior the Irish Times published an extensive […]
Book Now: Planning for the Future Seminar
Are you a Healthcare Professional? Are you ready for the Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Act? Do you want to seize the opportunity to address challenges around Advance Care Planning and Advance Healthcare Directives? Join us for Planning For the Future: Conversations & Challenges at the Alex Hotel on Wednesday 24 October. Fee: €50 Check out the Programme […]
New Planning Booklet Launched For Those With Advancing Neurological Illnesses
A new booklet to help people with advancing neurological illnesses to plan for all aspects of their future was officially launched today (Tuesday 6 March) as part of National Brain Awareness Week. Planning for the Future: Information for People Who Have an Advancing Neurological Illness, an initiative of the Neurological Alliance of Ireland (NAI) […]
Think Ahead – One Family’s Story
Wendy plans for end-of-life with Think Ahead Wendy Coughlan from Greystones, who has terminal cancer, discusses how she has used the Think Ahead Form. Wendy has used Think Ahead to plan for her end-of-life care with her family. In this video, she and her daughter, Helen, speak openly and passionately about how Think Ahead has helped […]
Briefing paper on Advance Healthcare Directives
Questions and answers on Advance Healthcare Directives This briefing paper answers some of the questions people may have about the Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) bill and the issue of Advance Care Directives. “This act provides a legislative policy framework which supports our work to enable people think about what they want for themselves at end of life, primarily through […]
LEARN MORE ABOUT ADVANCE HEALTHCARE DIRECTIVES
The Department of Health has published a draft general scheme for Advance Healthcare Directives which will be included in the Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Bill 2013. This means that the government proposes to introduce legislation to enable an adult with capacity to make a legally binding Advance Healthcare Directive and refuse any form of […]
