Dementia, including Alzheimer’s disease, remains the leading cause of death in England and Wales, figures show. New data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) shows the condition accounted for
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Care homes could overtake hospitals as most common place to die, according to new research. Just over a fifth of people currently die in a care home but experts predict
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Families are “missing out” on specialist end-of-life care as two in five people are unaware that most hospice services are provided for free, a charity has said. Only 57% of
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Only one in 10 very old people simply “slip away” when they die, a new study suggests. Just 10% of the oldest old have no symptoms such as pain, distress,
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Terminally-ill Noel Conway has vowed to appeal against a legal decision which has denied him a say over how and when he will die. The 67-year-old retired lecturer from Shrewsbury,
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The subject of children facing death or a bereavement in their family will be discussed at the University of Chichester next month. A conference, on Friday 20 October, will explore
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Delayed discharges – where people are stuck in hospital even though they are medically fit to leave – is fuelling a rise in overall death rates, research suggests. Experts said
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Patients are dying alone in NHS hospitals because there are too few staff to care for them, according to a new report. A survey of more than 30,000 nurses found
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A judge in a specialist court has made a landmark decision which will have implications for relatives of terminally ill people, lawyers say. Mr Justice Peter Jackson ruled that a
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An event to share information and help raise awareness of Advance Care Planning is to take place in Magherafelt tomorrow [Wednesday 13 September]. The Public Health Agency (PHA) and Health &
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