Hospices have welcomed a multimillion funding boost for England which the Government described as the biggest investment in a generation in the sector. Investment of £100 million has been announced
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Thousands of people are having NHS funding for their care withdrawn after living longer than expected, new research suggests. People given fast-track NHS Continuing Healthcare (CHC) to provide support at
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Hospices should not be viewed as a “nice-to-have” service, industry leaders have said, as it emerged that hundreds of hospice beds are not in use in England. One hospice boss
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Assisted dying could be legalised in England and Wales after a historic vote saw proposed legislation clear its first hurdle in Parliament. A majority of MPs, including Prime Minister Sir
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Parliament’s longest serving MPs, Sir Edward Leigh and Diane Abbott, have made a joint plea for colleagues to reject assisted dying legislation, and allow for more time to consider the
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Health Secretary Wes Streeting has been accused of crossing a line by stating his opposition to the assisted dying Bill and making a “huge moral issue” instead about money. Labour
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Hospice bosses have warned they are facing an “insurmountable funding gap,” and concerns are mounting that they may have to turn people away. Insisting “funding is in crisis”, the chief
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A disability rights campaigner opposed to the assisted dying bill has argued care services should be prioritised over the “naive” proposal. The Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill will
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The Prime Minister has pledged to study the details of a new assisted dying Bill as he insisted no MPs will face pressure ahead of the first Commons debate on
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A bid for the Welsh parliament to support assisted dying has been rejected in the Senedd. A cross-party motion submitted by Labour’s Julie Morgan (pictured) calling for those who are
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