Charity slams ‘grossly unfair’ decision on prostate cancer treatment
Health campaigners have said it is “grossly unfair” that men with advanced prostate cancer in Scotland will not be able to get a treatment on the NHS that could extend
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Tag: End Of Life Care
Study explores novel assessment tool for monitoring hydration in end of life care
In a UK first, researchers from the Marie Curie Palliative Care Institute Liverpool, based at the University of Liverpool, have utilised a novel assessment tool to help monitor the hydration levels of a critically
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‘Unprecedented results’ in trials combining immunotherapy drugs
Thousands more patients with terminal cancer could go into remission if immunotherapy drugs were used in combination, scientists believe. The drugs, which have boosted survival for dying patients, enable the
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LGBT people face significant barriers and discrimination in end-of-life care, report
Many dying gay people face “significant barriers” to accessing end-of-life care, a new report has found. Some lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people fear they will be discriminated against
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Two thirds of palliative care users say ‘planning for the future’ their biggest worry
More than two thirds (68%) of people with palliative care needs have said that ‘planning for the future’ is their biggest worry – in a survey of palliative care experiences
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Scots cancer survey finds 94% rate their care experience as ‘highly positive’
The vast majority of cancer patients are happy with their care, a new survey has found, although nearly 300 patients had to go to their GP five times or more
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More needs to be done to address UK’s ‘shocking’ rate of premature death
A quarter of a million people across the UK could die needlessly over the coming nine years from preventable conditions, a new report suggests. More must be done to address
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Nearly one in four cancer patients visit GP three times before hospital referral
Almost one in four cancer patients need to see their GP at least three times before getting referred to hospital, a new survey suggests. This means thousands of cancer sufferers
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Praise for care staff as Belfast hospice re-opens following £13million refurb
Health Minister Michelle O’Neill has paid tribute to the invaluable work at the Hospice following an extensive £13million refurbishment at their Somerton Road premises. The Minister visited the new facility
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New report finds councils and GP groups overlooking end-of-life care needs
Councils and GP groups across England are failing to plan for the needs of dying people, according to a new report. The charity Hospice UK used the Freedom of Information
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