At 79 years old Ray Martin is, statistically speaking, only a few years away from death. Yet, like many Australians, he has not given much thought to how he wishes to say his last goodbye. After discovering how little Aussies ...

It is commonly assumed that single hospital rooms ensure a good death. Think again, writes Melissa Bloomer Over recent decades, we have seen a growing tendency for including more single rooms in hospital ward design. Single rooms are often favoured ...

Dying is not an easy topic for discussion but the conversation needs to take place. Palliative care needs to be embedded in undergraduate training of health professionals to improve the quality of care when dying, says an expert. Dying is ...