Category Archives: Coronavirus and palliative care

Can Hospice and Palliative Care Volunteering Survive Covid-19?

Posted on March 24, 2021 by pallcare

CONCLUDING OUR SERIES ON CELEBRATING THE IMPORTANT ROLE OF VOLUNTEERS IN PALLIATIVE CARE… As the pandemic developed, many volunteer roles were stood down. Now, with the resurgence of the virus in many countries countless volunteers may have been prevented from … Continue reading →

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My experience of working in a hospice during the Covid-19 pandemic

Posted on March 17, 2021 by pallcare

CONTINUING OUR NEW SERIES: COVID-19 AND THE PALLIATIVE CARE RESPONSE  Today, Dr Ebun Abarshi, a locum associate specialist doctor in palliative medicine in the United Kingdom, looks back on her experiences of working at a hospice during the first wave … Continue reading →

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The challenges of caring for people dying from COVID-19

Posted on March 8, 2021 by pallcare

CONTINUING OUR NEW SERIES: COVID-19 AND THE PALLIATIVE CARE RESPONSE… On International Women’s Day 2021, we’re delighted to welcome our guest writer, Adejoke O Oluyase, Research Associate at the Cicely Saunders Institute of Palliative Care, Policy and Rehabilitation, UK, who … Continue reading →

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Omega palliative home care: A volunteer’s perspective of the Coronavirus pandemic in Belgium

Posted on March 1, 2021 by pallcare

CONTINUING OUR NEW SERIES: CELEBRATING THE IMPORTANT ROLE OF VOLUNTEERS IN PALLIATIVE CARE… Today, our guest writer is Sabine van der Hoorn, a volunteer with the Omega palliative home care, Brussels, Belgium, who describes the impact of the pandemic on … Continue reading →

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Understanding and addressing challenges for Advance Care Planning in the COVID-19 pandemic

Posted on February 17, 2021 by pallcare

NEW SERIES:  COVID-19 AND THE PALLIATIVE CARE RESPONSE… Today, our guest writer is Andy Bradshaw, Research Fellow in Palliative Care at the Wolfson Palliative Care Research Centre, Hull York Medical School, University of Hull, UK, who contributes on behalf of … Continue reading →

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