Full press release issued on the publication of the report 'A nationwide survey of public attitudes and experiences regarding death and dying'. This report outlined the results of the first nationwide survey on attitudes to death in Ireland and was…
Report on a survey commissioned by the Irish Hospice Foundation into national attitudes to death dying and bereavement. The study was undertaken by Dr John Weafer and published in November 2004. It was the first survey of its kind undertaken on the…
This report explores the best ways of providing simple metrics to measure success in meeting the preference of more people to be cared for and die in a home setting, thus reducing the number of patients dying in acute hospitals. IHF perspectives…
Perspective series report two, 'Access to Specialist Palliative Care Services and Place of Death in Ireland - what the Data Tells Us'. The report analysed information from the Health Service Executive's (HSE) Minimum Data Set for Palliative Care and…
First report of the Irish Hospice Foundation's perspectives series examines palliative care from an all encompassing perspective which includes primary, secondary and tertiary care; patients of all ages and diagnoses; and all care settings. As such…
The Irish Hospice Foundation launches new 3 year Strategic Plan
The Irish Hospice Foundation (IHF) has asserted that any reform of the health service must have a positive impact on the journey the patient who is at the end of their life has through…
The Irish Hospice Foundation launches new 3 year Strategic Plan
The Irish Hospice Foundation (IHF) has asserted that any reform of the health service must have a positive impact on the journey the patient who is at the end of their life has through…