Scientists are hoping a new tool may help provide dementia patients with a clearer picture on life expectancy, allowing their families and doctors to plan the necessary care. The incurable
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NHS hospital staff organised an entire wedding in just one day so that a woman with terminal cancer could get married. Pauline Manning (pictured) was married for just eight days
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A terminally ill motor neurone disease sufferer has vowed to continue his legal fight against the “blanket ban” on assisted dying after High Court judges rejected his case. Phil Newby,
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People who look after loved ones nearing the end of their lives should be entitled to up to six months paid time off work and safeguards for their job so
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The Marie Curie charity is urging people to talk about death and end of life plans with a new advertising campaign, as research shows a lack of preparation risks leaving
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England and Wales has some of the worst life expectancy improvements across 23 “high-income” countries, a new study has revealed. A team of researchers compared life expectancy and mortality rates
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The Government must take urgent action to end the “terrible injustice” of denying bereavement benefits to unmarried couples, MPs have said. The Work and Pensions Committee said ministers have acted
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A legal challenge by a terminally ill motor neurone disease sufferer over the law on assisted dying will reach the High Court on Tuesday. Phil Newby, 49, from Rutland, East
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A growing shortage of skilled children’s palliative care doctors and nurses across England has reached crisis point, a new report from Together for Short Lives reveals. The charity says the
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The Government has ruled out a public consultation on changing the law on assisted dying. Justice Secretary Robert Buckland said, despite the signals from his predecessor, he does not plan
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