HOSPICEINNOVATION DK
The theme of 2006: Access to Care for All,
highlighting that millions of people who desperately need care at the end of life, aren't getting it
Many different types of events are anticipated, including sponsored walks, exhibitions, competitions, rallies, poetry readings, conferences, street parties and the publication of an international report into access to hospice and palliative care services.
There are currently around 8,000 hospice and palliative care services in 110 countries. The first modern hospice - which inspired the global hospice movement - was St Christopher's in London, founded in 1967 by Dame Cicely Saunders, who died on 14th July 2005, at St Christopher's.