Palliative care
Area of healthcare that focuses on relieving and preventing suffering
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| 2024 |
Southern Hospice Group
Chestnut Tree House collaborated with Wild In Art to hold 'The Big Hoot' owl sculpture trail in Chichester and Arundel, raising over £150,000. Charity shops also sold owl-themed merchandise as part of the fundraising event.
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| 2024 |
Southern Hospice Group
Southern Hospice Group was formed through the merger of St Barnabas Hospices and Martlets Hospice, creating a new hospice organization serving Sussex and East Hampshire.
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| 2024 |
Southern Hospice Group
Stuart Palma was announced as the CEO of the newly formed Southern Hospice Group following the merger.
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| 2024 | Derek Phillips, co-founder of Demelza Hospice, passes away. |
| 2023 |
Southern Hospice Group
Martlets hosted a Shaun the Sheep art trail in Brighton and Hove with 42 statues. Despite some statues being vandalized, the auction raised £385,000 for the charity.
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| 2023 | A review highlighted the emerging trend of personalized and precision-based approaches to chronic pain diagnosis and treatment, signaling a potential paradigm shift in pain management strategies. |
| 2023 |
Assisted suicide in the United States
Vermont removed its residency requirement for medically assisted suicide, settling a lawsuit and allowing non-residents to access the state's assisted suicide law.
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| June 10 2023 |
Thelma Bates
Died of atrial fibrillation in Esher, Surrey.
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| June 10 2023 |
Thelma Bates
Passed away at the end of her distinguished medical career
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| 2022 |
Assisted suicide in the United States
Oregon ruled it unconstitutional to refuse assisted suicide to out-of-state residents willing to travel to Oregon for physician-assisted suicide.
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| August 2022 |
Assisted suicide in the United States
A Connecticut resident with end-stage cancer sued Vermont to challenge the law's residency requirement for medical aid-in-dying. Vermont settled the case by removing the non-resident requirement, becoming the first state to allow doctors to prescribe lethal medication to non-residents.
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| February 2022 | Became the official charity partner of UK supermarket Morrisons in a three-year partnership. |
| 2021 | CHAS was gifted the Ardoch estate, which is now run through a subsidiary company Ardoch Loch Lomond Ltd. |
| 2021 |
End-of-life care
National Palliative and End of Life Care Partnership published six ambitions for 2021–26, emphasizing fair access to end-of-life care and maximizing patient comfort and wellbeing.
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| 2021 | The UK's National Palliative and End of Life Care Partnership published six ambitions for 2021–26, focusing on fair access to end of life care and maximizing patient comfort and wellbeing. |
| October 5 2021 |
Assisted suicide in the United States
Governor Gavin Newsom signed an extension of the End of Life Option Act, extending its use until January 1, 2031, and reducing the waiting period for approval from 15 days to 48 hours.
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| June 18 2021 |
Assisted suicide in the United States
The Elizabeth Whitefield End-of-Life Options Act officially took effect, allowing terminally ill patients to request lethal medication after meeting specific medical and mental competency requirements.
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| April 8 2021 |
Assisted suicide in the United States
Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham signed the Elizabeth Whitefield End-of-Life Options Act, legalizing assisted suicide in New Mexico for terminally ill patients with six months or less to live.
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| March 5 2021 |
Assisted suicide in the United States
HB-06425, An Act Concerning Aid In Dying For Terminally Ill Patients, was evaluated by the Connecticut Public Health Committee, receiving a 24–9 vote to move to the assembly floor, but was subsequently referred to the Judiciary Committee and tabled.
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| 2020 |
Assisted suicide in the United States
End of Life Option Act introduced again but set aside due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Governor Larry Hogan indicates a shift in perspective on the issue following his personal cancer battle.
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| 2020 |
Assisted suicide in the United States
Companion bills for assisted suicide were introduced in the Arizona House and Senate, but failed to advance.
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| 2020 |
Assisted suicide in the United States
Maine legalizes physician-assisted dying.
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| December 31 2020 |
Assisted suicide in the United States
Massachusetts End of Life Options Act fails to receive a vote before the end of the legislative session.
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| July 2020 | The money from the memorial fund was reportedly divided between Princes William and Harry and given to their independent charities. |
| May 2020 |
Assisted suicide in the United States
A Gallup poll indicated 74% of U.S. adults believe doctors should be allowed to end the life of a patient with an incurable disease by painless means if requested by the patient and family.
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| May 29 2020 |
Assisted suicide in the United States
Amended Massachusetts End of Life Options Act advanced from the Joint Committee on Public Health to the Joint Committee on Healthcare Financing.
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| March 14 2020 |
Assisted suicide in the United States
State Senator Kevin Rader introduced SB 1800, the Florida Death with Dignity Act, which was the first bill in Florida to attempt to legalize physician-assisted suicide. The bill was indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration on this date.
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| 2019 | A report on neonatal palliative care work in Edinburgh was published by CHAS. |
| 2019 | A new hospital-based CHAS team was established at the Royal Hospital for Children in Glasgow, marking the first children's palliative care team in Scotland. |
| 2019 | CHAS commissioned an update of the ChiSP report from NHS Scotland's Information Services Division. The CHISP2 study revealed a growing number of children with life-shortening conditions, with the majority being under 5 years old, and identified a total of 16,000 children and young people aged 0-21 with life-shortening conditions. |
| 2019 |
Assisted suicide in the United States
Similar physician-assisted suicide legislation was reintroduced in Nevada's legislative session. While the bill passed out of committee, it was not brought to a full Senate vote before the legislative deadline.
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| 2019 |
Assisted suicide in the United States
New pair of bills introduced by an expanded coalition of 67 cosponsors in House and Senate.
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| 2019 |
Assisted suicide in the United States
Boston Globe and Suffolk University poll finds 70% of Massachusetts residents support medical aid in dying, with varying support across racial groups.
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| 2019 |
Assisted suicide in the United States
End of Life Option Act passes Maryland House with a vote of 74–66 but fails in the Senate with a tie vote of 23–23.
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| 2019 |
Assisted suicide in the United States
Companion bills for assisted suicide were introduced in the Arizona House and Senate, but failed to advance.
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| 2019 |
Assisted suicide in the United States
Hawaii officially began implementing its assisted suicide legislation, becoming a jurisdiction where medical aid-in-dying is legally authorized.
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| August 1 2019 |
Assisted suicide in the United States
The New Jersey assisted suicide law went into effect.
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| June 12 2019 |
Assisted suicide in the United States
Governor Janet Mills signed the Maine Death with Dignity Act into law, making Maine the ninth jurisdiction in the United States to legalize assisted suicide.
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| April 12 2019 |
Assisted suicide in the United States
Governor Phil Murphy signed the Aid in Dying for the Terminally Ill Act, making New Jersey the 7th state to legalize assisted suicide.
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| March 25 2019 |
Assisted suicide in the United States
The bill was passed by the New Jersey State Assembly.
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| 2018 | CHAS supported 465 children with life-shortening conditions, along with their siblings, parents, and wider families. |
| 2018 | CHAS at Home supported approximately 1200 visits across every local authority area in Scotland, providing planned and emergency end-of-life care. |
| 2018 | A volunteer-led home support service was established to support families of children with life-shortening conditions in east central Scotland. |
| 2018 |
Southern Hospice Group
Martlets organized Snailspace art trail, with notable sponsors including YouTuber Alfie Deyes, crime writer Peter James, and DJ Fatboy Slim. Fatboy Slim walked around all 50 Snail sculptures to raise funds. The Snails were sold at auction for £231,400.
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| 2018 | Sister Frances requested to be reinstated as a trustee of Helen & Douglas House to help resolve financial problems, but her request was denied. |
| 2018 |
Assisted suicide in the United States
Companion bills for assisted suicide were introduced in the Arizona House and Senate, but failed to advance.
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| 2018 |
Assisted suicide in the United States
The House Health & Social Services Committee passed Drummond's assisted suicide bill with a 3-2 vote and 2 abstentions, forwarding it to the Judiciary Committee, where it ultimately stalled.
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| 2018 |
Assisted suicide in the United States
A Gallup poll revealed that 72 percent of Americans support laws allowing patients to seek physician assistance in ending their life.
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This contents of the box above is based on material from the Wikipedia articles Together for Short Lives, Frances Ritchie, Pain management, End-of-life care, Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Fund, Assisted suicide in the United States, Southern Hospice Group, Children's Hospices Across Scotland, Thelma Bates (physician), Palliative care & Demelza Hospice Care for Children, which are released under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.