Terminally ill man with MND urges right to die on day of final journey
On the day he is due to die at Dignitas a terminally ill man has made a final plea to politicians to enable people in his situation to end their
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Tag: End Of Life Care
Prime Minister announces £25m funding boost for hospices
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said hospices will receive a £25 million funding boost to help alleviate frontline pressures. The announcement follows a reception hosted by the Prime Minister in
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Downton Abbey actor delivers petition urging benefit changes for terminally ill
A Downton Abbey star has delivered a petition to Downing Street, demanding changes to the benefits system for people living with terminal illness. Jim Carter, who plays butler Charles Carson
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Dementia and Alzheimer’s accounted for over one in 10 registered deaths in 2018
Dementia and Alzheimer’s disease accounted for more than a tenth of the registered deaths in England and Wales in 2018, new figures show. Last year saw the highest number of
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Disabled man who communicated by blinking dies at home after judge grants wish
A severely disabled man who communicated by blinking and persuaded a judge to let him leave hospital and go home to his mother has died, lawyers have said. Mr Justice
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Guidance: New end-of-life resource to help families prepare for losing loved ones
A guide for deathbed etiquette is being launched to help people prepare for the final moments of their loved ones’ lives. Experts from The Art Of Dying Well, a support
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Rudd announces Government review of benefits system for terminally ill claimants
The Government will review the benefits system for terminally ill people after charities said it was not fit for purpose in a damning parliamentary report. Claimants near the end of
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‘Made-up policy fudge’ bringing significant financial hardship to terminally ill people
A “made-up policy fudge” is bringing significant financial hardship to terminally ill people struggling to access benefits, according to a report. The Government’s definition of terminal illness as when a
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Review calls for hospital scrutiny as well as doctors over unexpected deaths
Hospitals should be scrutinised as part of investigations into doctors following the unexpected deaths of patients, an independent review suggests. The report, commissioned by the General Medical Council (GMC), calls
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Engage: Schwartz Center Rounds and impact of compassionate care in today’s healthcare
Schwartz Center Rounds® were created from an idea by Kenneth B. Schwartz – who passed away in 1995 from lung cancer, aged 40. A few months before Kenneth B. Schwartz
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