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Dying Matters Awareness Week 2024 explores why the way we talk about dying matters
Dying Matters

Dying Matters Awareness Week: The power of honest conversations

Dying Matters Awareness Week is here - read why this year's theme 'the way we talk about dying matters' is so important.
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Dr Lucy Pain: why the way we talk about Dying Matters
Dying Matters

Dr. Lucy Pain: why the way we talk about Dying Matters

Palliative Medicine Consultant Dr Lucy Pain describes her experience of using language about death and dying, and explains why good, honest communication is so important.
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Mumtaz's Dying Matters Awareness Week story
Dying Matters

Mumtaz's Dying Matters Awareness Week story

Mumtaz’s husband, Rasheeque, died in 2021. She describes how language played such an important role during his illness, and why she believes the way we talk about Dying Matters.
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St Luke's Hospice Sheffield connecting with Pakistani Muslim communities
Equality

GupShup and beyond: Connecting with Pakistani Muslim communities

Find out how St Luke's Hospice in Sheffield are breaking down stigmas around hospice care to meet the needs of their local Pakistani Muslim community.
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managing finances
Press Release

Hospice sector facing collective deficit of £77m

Hospice sector facing collective deficit of £77m
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Wales Manifesto, Senedd building
Press Release

Welsh Government announce £4m to support hospice services

Welsh Government announce £4m to support hospice services
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