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This years’ Dying Matters Awareness Week focuses on the way we talk about death, the language we use and the conversations we have with one another, especially between healthcare professionals, patients, their carers and families.
Carers are a vital part of someone’s support network. They provide practical and emotional support as well as comfort and advocacy for the people closest to them.
In 2024, The Eric Wright Charitable Trust has donated £200,000 to eight charities. These charities are nominated by their employees, with each receiving a £25,000 donation.
Today, people are living longer than ever. Even those facing serious chronic illnesses can often enjoy a much longer quality of life than past generations.
When we have experienced the death of a loved one, it is common and normal that we will experience a wide range of emotions.
The local community got on their glad rags and came together last weekend to raise more than £45,000 for Wigan & Leigh Hospice.
When a person is faced with a life limiting illness, their usual routine is turned upside down. Having time to do the things they once enjoyed is replaced with…
On Friday 13th October, health & social care professionals within the Wigan borough, came together to celebrate and showcase high quality palliative and end of life care.
Monday 9 to Sunday 15 October is Hospice Care Week, a week which celebrates those who work in hospice care to ensure that everyone can benefit from the very best end of life care.
Since its launch in 2022, the Wigan Borough Palliative and End of Life Care Learning Hub has reached a wide group of nurses, carers and other healthcare professionals within the borough…
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