‘You can let go now’: inside the hospital where staff treat fear of death as well as physical pain

Dennis Becker is a newly trained nurse at the oncological ward at the University Hospital in Homburg. He talks to the SZ about his education, his dream job, how to deal with death – and how to deal with hard days.

“Compassion Outside of the Box”: The Role of Allied Healthcare Professionals in Providing a Companion Service for Patients at the End of Life During the COVID-19 Pandemic

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, NHS England prohibited people visiting acute hospital trusts. An end-of-life companion scheme was introduced to …

‘You can let go now’: inside the hospital where staff treat fear of death as well as physical pain

(The Guardian) – In a Danish palliative care unit, the alternative to assisted dying is not striving to cure, offering relief and comfort to patients and their families The way we die is a topic of a heated debate in Denmark, as in many other countries including the UK. The government wants to introduce medical aid in dying, and in 2023 set up a committee, which presented its various opinions in January this year. Palliative care is often highli…