Mature Times - Bereavement & Planning

New “end of life” good practice guide launched

Tue, 17 Jun 2008 12:23:47 +0100

National charity Counsel and Care has launched a new good practice guide on end of life care in care homes for older people.

Life after losing a child

Sun, 16 Mar 2008 16:38:20 +0000

A group of parents who have lived through the death of their child have told of their experiences in a new book called "Farewell, My Child" - a collection of over 25 stories about life after the death of a child.

Assisted suicide - or murder?

Fri, 29 Feb 2008 11:08:42 +0000

So-called assisted suicide makes someone else into a killer; whatever the law may or may not allow, you cannot in all conscience ask that of anybody.

Euthenasia: in law, just whose life is it anyway?

Thu, 14 Feb 2008 14:20:47 +0000

Sarah Wootton, Chief Executive of Dignity in Dying, sets out the case to legalise medically assisted dying for terminally ill, mentally
competent adults in unbearable suffering.

Arranging a Funeral

Wed, 05 Sep 2007 11:53:06 +0100

Sadly, there usually comes a time when all of us will have the distressing task of arranging the funeral of a loved one. Whether it’s a spouse, parent, child or sibling, their death will be traumatic enough - but going into a funeral director's premises and not knowing what to expect can be deeply upsetting and daunting. Tina Burton has this helpful advice.

Funeral wishes not being carried out

Fri, 27 Jul 2007 11:01:28 +0100

New research by Age Concern shows that 94% of people have decided what they would like once they have passed away. However, less than 2% of the British public has acted on this and made their arrangements.

Public support for euthansia for incurable illnesses

Wed, 11 Jul 2007 10:06:19 +0100

Four out of five people in Britain say that the law should allow a doctor to end someone’s life at the person’s request if they have an incurable and painful illness from which they will die - although levels of public support drop when the patient has an illness that is not terminal. This information is part of the findings in the latest British Social Attitudes Report from the National Centre for Social Research.

Sharp rise in terminally ill going abroad to die

Tue, 08 May 2007 16:52:16 +0100

New figures show a sharp rise in the number of terminally ill Britons choosing to die overseas.

Gearing health services for the needs of the dying

Fri, 16 Mar 2007 09:32:43 +0000

Doctors writing to the British Medical Journal have called for urgent reforms to improve the health needs of people in the last phase of life.

Keeping memories alive for a loved one

Wed, 27 Dec 2006 15:57:08 +0000

St Ann’s Hospice in Greater Manchester has devised a new way for families to keep alive the memory of a loved one through setting up a Tribute Fund - regardless of whether they or their families have attended the Hospice.

Breaking Taboos - talking about funerals

Tue, 17 Oct 2006 10:51:09 +0100

How many people in this country know what to do when a relative or friend dies? And how many pre-plan a funeral, know how to organise one or even understand how much it is likely to cost? A new book, ‘We Need To Talk About The Funeral – 101 Ways To Commemorate And Celebrate A Life’, with a foreword by Claire Rayner OBE, tells you everything you need to know.

Don’t just cope. Do it in style.

Tue, 01 Feb 2005 11:07:06 +0000

“The complete book of funeral planning”: a thoughtful new book helps people plan for a loved one’s passing.