Significant effort needs to be made to improve out-of-hours support for people who are dying and their families in Scotland. A Freedom of Information request made by Sue Ryder revealed
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People are twice as likely to live at least 10 years after being diagnosed with cancer than they were at the start of the 1970s, new research shows. More than
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The first free and openly-available comprehensive data resource for international measures relating to patient experience and person centred care has been launched, providing a ‘one-stop’ website for commissioners, health managers,
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The Welsh Government is asking people who have had treatment for cancer on the Welsh NHS to share what they think of the care they received. The survey will begin
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A new report by Sheffield Hallam University has revealed that, despite an abundance of government recommendations on end of life care in England, there is uncertainty as to whether they
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People nearing the end of their life are to have round-the-clock access to palliative care experts under plans to help tackle variations in care. They will be given a key
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Babies were cremated along with unrelated adults over many years in “unethical and abhorrent practices” at Aberdeen Crematorium, according to a report. Dame Elish Angiolini looked at more than 200
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More than a third of elderly patients who are dying receive “invasive and potentially harmful” treatments in their last weeks of life, according to the biggest review of its kind.
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Controlling the immune response of people dying from cancer might help save them from pain, fatigue and loss of appetite, experts believe. Researchers hope that by using existing drugs to
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A rise in the number of people surviving cancer in Wales is something we should all be proud of, but improvement is still needed – that was the message from
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