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Minister Dermot Ahern launching the 'care for people dying in hospital project' in January 2005. The project which was conducted in Our Lady of Lourdes hospital was the precursor for the Hospice Friendly Hospitals programme of the Irish Hospice…

The Acute Hospital Network was set up in 2010 and is the cornerstone of the Hospice Friendly Hospitals (HFH) Programme. The aim of the network is to support End-of-Life Care Committees in hospitals to implement the Quality Standards for End-of-Life…

Image of Hospice Friendly Hospitals Programme Team with President Mary McAleese, at programme launch, 2007.

Image of Mervyn Taylor (left), Hospice Friendly Hospitals programme director and Jean Manahan (right), Irish Hospice Foundation board member, at the launch of Hospice Friendly Hospitals, 2007.

The Hospice Friendly Hospitals programme won the Irish Medical Times Award for ‘Excellence in Healthcare Management’ on 28 October 2010.

Group shot of the 'champions for change' of the Hospice Friendly Hospitals in November 2010

A video introducing the concepts of advance care planning and starting conversations about your wishes for end-of-life care. The video features physicians involved with the Irish Hospice Foundation's Hospice Friendly Hospitals programme discussing…

Image of President Mary McAleese and Denis Doherty at the launch of Hospice Friendly Hospitals, 2007.

Image of President Mary McAleese and patient at St. Mary's Hospital, Phoenix Park at launch of Hospice Friendly Hospitals programme, 2007.

Interview with Grace O'Sullivan, Grace was Administrator and development Assistant for the Hospice Friendly Hospitals programme from 2010 to 2014 and National Development Coordinator, Acute Hospitals from 2014 to 2016. The Interview relfects on the…