Light Up a Life
W
e were delighted to see the return of our Light up a Life ceremonies in Edinburgh and Haddington at the end of last year, with dedications and donations to our annual appeal raising over £105,000! Thank you to
everyone who supported Light up a Life and to our official event sponsors, Farmer Autocare and Walter Scott Foundation. RIGHT: Amelia and Imogen turned on the lights in memory of their Uncle, Sandy Russell
News from the Hospice St Columba’s Hospice Care recognised as first University Hospice in East of Scotland
F
ollowing the announcement of a pioneering agreement with Queen Margaret University, St Columba’s Hospice Care has been officially recognised as the first University Hospice in the
East of Scotland. The Hospice joins only a handful of hospices in the country to achieve this prestigious status which will provide a stronger platform for teaching and research in the future. Dr Erna
Haraldsdottir, Director of Education and Research for St Columba’s Hospice Care and Senior Lecturer at QMU, said: “The announcement comes as a result of years of collaborative working between the organisations and will also be hugely advantageous to students wishing to gain practical working experience within a palliative and end of life care setting.”
LEFT: Members from our Education and Research team met with the team from QMU to celebrate the new status in March.
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