Think Ahead Planning Pack: What’s Changed “Over my four years at Irish Hospice Foundation, I have seen lots of changes to advance care planning in Ireland –and of course to our Think Ahead Planning Packs. We redesigned the packs to make them easier to read and use”. Valerie Smith, Think Ahead and Public Engagement Lead. […]
Irish Hospice Foundation Meets with the North/South Inter-Parliamentary Association to Discuss Palliative Care “The national work of IHF provides insights into dying, death and bereavement which we believe are of value to the NSIPA and we thank the members for the opportunity to address them. We wanted to highlight the importance of palliative, end-of-life and […]
‘You Know Me’ “Irish Hospice Foundation focuses on helping people to talk about death and dying and enabling them to consider their wishes in relation to healthcare decisions. IHF continues to advocate for the importance of advance care planning and encourages everyone to think about this subject and have conversations with those closest to them […]
Palliative Care Week takes place from September 10th – 16th. This year’s theme is Palliative Care: Living for Today, Planning for Tomorrow […]
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 […]
AFTER the hugely successful Putting The House in Order series in Clare last year, we are now partnering with Age Friendly Limerick to bring the information sessions to the county starting in February. There is one thing that you may not want to consider, because, here in Ireland, we do not like to talk about […]
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 […]
The Irish Hospice Foundation welcomes the newly published report Finite Lives which examines State Services around dying, death and bereavement. Angela Edghill, Irish Hospice Foundation, Advocacy and Public Engagement Manager said the ground breaking report is the first of its kind and proves that dying is everyone’s business. Ms […]
Research on end-of-life planning shows Irish patients are well able to “Think Ahead” The Irish Hospice Foundation and the Forum on End of Life in Ireland have today (21st welcomed the publication in The Irish Medical Journal (IMJ) this month of a General Practice based study which found a strongly positive response by patients to […]
Matt Cooper talks about Think Ahead For most of us, discussions and signing of Do Not Resuscitate (DNR) orders will only happen once. But Matt Cooper, host of “The Last Word” was faced with the difficult decision of signing DNR consents for both parents. Matt spoke about this experience with Brendan O’Connor on the Saturday Night […]
No-one has to grieve alone. Our Bereavement Support Line is here to provide comfort and support. If you are grieving or worried about someone else who is, call Freefone 1800 80 70 77, available Monday to Friday 10am to 1pm.
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The Information and Support Line provides signposting, practical supports and resources about end-of-life care for those facing or caring for someone with a life-limiting illness. Call Freephone 1800 60 70 66, available Monday to Friday 9am to 6pm.
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