News and views

News

and views

See our latest news and articles from Forum Members and friends of Dying Matters in Rutland

Here you can see our latest news as well as a range of interesting and touching contributions from care providers and members of 'Dying Matters in Rutland'. If you would like to contribute an article and share your experience to help others who are going through similar experiences, you can do this via our secure members forum, or you can send us your article and ask us to publish it on this page, by contacting us via a contact form.

Jan 11, 2021
1 min

The Virtual Bereavement Point is now available in Rutland

The Virtual Bereavement Help Point is an online service that provides bereaved people with a safe virtual place where they can access...

Nov 14, 2020
1 min

Telephone befriending in Rutland

Did you know that Age UK offer a Telephone Befriending Service? Age UK have over 80 volunteers that are giving weekly phone calls to...

Nov 14, 2020
2 min

Get connected with help of the Tablet loan scheme!

Ref. Rutland News 12 November, Age UK Much to the dismay of the whole country we now find ourselves in lockdown again. Whilst this will...

Oct 27, 2020
1 min

Dying is not as bad as you think

An enlightening presentation from Dr Kathryn Mannix. BBC Ideas SUBSCRIBE It's time to break the taboo that exists around death, argues...

Oct 27, 2020
1 min

Grief Conversations on BBC Radio 2

From 25 -31 October Radio 2 is looking at grief and loss in the hope of helping to normalise the conversations around them. Our ‘Grief...

Oct 27, 2020
1 min

Dying Matters Awareness week

Awareness Week Every year in May, Dying Matters and our coalition members host an Awareness Week, which gives us an unparalleled...

Oct 9, 2020
14 min

Arranging a funeral - a step by step guide

Kindly prepared by the Rev Dr Peter Jupp with professional advice from Caroline Peacock of Peterborough City Hospital Bereavement Care...

Oct 7, 2020
5 min

A funeral director's role in end of life care,

By Tom Johnson, E M Dorman Funeral Directors, Uppingham, Rutland How do you describe the role of the funeral director in end of life care...

Sep 10, 2020
2 min

Case Study of a good end.

Picture the scene. It’s the last Sunday in Covid May. Warm and sunny. Three people are laughing over coffee in our wildlife meadow....

Aug 26, 2020
2 min

Support for DMiR from the Lord-Lieutenant of Rutland

Dying is the great 21st century taboo. We all know it will happen to us at some point but we tend not to want to think or talk about it....