{"id":426967,"date":"2026-02-15T12:07:10","date_gmt":"2026-02-15T12:07:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/426967\/"},"modified":"2026-02-15T12:07:10","modified_gmt":"2026-02-15T12:07:10","slug":"lewis-manning-hospice-calls-for-support-for-end-of-life-care","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/426967\/","title":{"rendered":"Lewis-Manning Hospice calls for support for end-of-life care"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n  Lewis-Manning Hospice Care made the call following a guest lecture held at Bournemouth University on February 12, which focused on existing challenges and opportunities in palliative care at both local and national levels.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  The lecture was delivered by Professor Bee Wee CBE, former national clinical director for end-of-life care at NHS England, who drew on her national experience to advise on how palliative care must adapt.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  <img   width=\"100%\"\/>Dr Lucy Pollock with Clare Gallie, the CEO of Lewis-Manning Hospice Care. (Image: Bournemouth University)\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  The guest lecture brought together healthcare professionals, students and community partners.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Clare Gallie, chief executive of Lewis-Manning Hospice Care, said: &#8220;Hospice care plays a vital role within Dorset\u2019s health system.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  &#8220;It\u2019s important that we continue to share learnings, question assumptions, and work alongside our regional healthcare partners to strengthen how care is delivered locally.&#8221;\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Ms Gallie described the event at Bournemouth University as a chance to foster collaboration.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  She said: &#8220;It\u2019s critical that we work together to ensure patients receive the right support, at the right time, in the place that matters most to them.&#8221;\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Other speakers included Dr Lucy Pollock, a geriatric medicine consultant and author, and Ashley Spriggs, a principal academic in nursing.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Both addressed evolving approaches to palliative care.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Lewis-Manning is Dorset\u2019s independent hospice charity that supports more than 1,200 local people each year.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Its team delivers care at home, virtually, and via community hubs, working closely with GPs, hospitals, and voluntary sector partners.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Lewis-Manning Hospice Care made the call following a guest lecture held at Bournemouth University on February 12, which&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":426968,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[43],"tags":[102,2960,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-426967","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-healthcare","tag-health","tag-healthcare","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/426967","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=426967"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/426967\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/426968"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=426967"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=426967"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=426967"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}