Tag: palliative
What the dying’s last words reveal, according to a palliative care nurse
News Published on 11/21/2024 at 12:44 p.m. updated on 11/21/2024 at 12:44 p.m. Reading 3 min. in collaboration with Amélie Boukhobza (Clinical psychologist) What do we talk about when we…
Paramedic starts program that grants wishes to palliative patients
Breadcrumb Trail Links News Local News Published Aug 09, 2024 • Last updated Aug 09, 2024 • 3 minute read Gary Wright, who was a patient at Stedman Community Hospice,…
Sarco, the “suicide” capsule, rejected again in Switzerland. A palliative care doctor speaks out
News Published on 07/16/2024 at 5:04 p.m. Updated 07/16/2024 at 5:04 p.m. Reading 3 min. Created by an Australian doctor, Sarco, a capsule allowing suicide was to be used for…
Hospice, EMS volunteers offer palliative patients Lasting Memories
Breadcrumb Trail Links News Local News For most people, a ride in an ambulance ends at the hospital Published Jun 06, 2024 • 2 minute read CK Hospice resident Sandra…
End of life: “patients in the palliative phase have the impression that they no longer have their place in society”
This Wednesday, April 10, the end-of-life bill will be presented to the Council of Ministers. It authorizes, under conditions, assistance in dying for certain patients who make this request. A…
France promises 1.1 billion more over 10 years for palliative care
Half of the patients who currently need palliative care do not have access to it, due to a lack of human resources and suitable structures. Before the passage of the…
End of life: the call from deputies of all sides to dissociate assisted dying and palliative care
Clarity is a fundamental democratic issue. This is true for all the texts before Parliament; this is essential when it comes to anthropological and ethical issues. However, today, it seems…
Big cut in palliative care during the summer
In more than half of the country’s 21 regions, parts of the specialized palliative care are being closed down this summer. This is shown by TV4 Nyheterna’s mapping – in…
Palliative care: the recommendations of the Court of Auditors to “strengthen” the means outside the hospital
Relieving suffering and maintaining the quality of life of patients suffering from a handicap or a potentially fatal serious pathology: these are the objectives of palliative care. An essential issue…
Jimmy Carter receives palliative care at his home
In a statement, the Carter Center writes that Jimmy Carter “has decided that the time he has left he wants to spend in his home with his family.” The Carter…