‘Appalling’ breaches highlighted in report on end of life care
An elderly cancer patient who spent his last days in avoidable agony and a mother who was forced to call an A&E doctor from another hospital ward as her son
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Tag: End Of Life Care
Majority of people want end of life care being made a priority
Nearly two-thirds of people in Britain would like to see end of life care being made a priority by the new Government, according to a new study. The feedback comes
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Court hears right-to-die case of Glasgow care home resident
A severely disabled grandfather’s legal plea over the right to die is a case of “particular concern and urgency” for him, a court has heard. Gordon Ross, 66, who suffers
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Resources: End Of Life Care range of material and guidance
A new range of resources developed as part of the ‘Working Together, improving end of life care through better integration’ project has been launched to encourage people to talk about
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Guidance: Updated resource for staff responsible for care after death
The second edition of ‘Care after Death: guidance for staff responsible for care after death’ is now available. It aims to help ensure that a person who has died is cared for
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Stirlingshire hospice delivering ‘very high standard of care’
A specialist palliative care centre in Stirlingshire has been praised by inspectors following an unannounced inspection by Healthcare Improvement Scotland (HIS). Inspectors said the Strathcarron Hospice in Denny was providing
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Coalition of charities urge change in end-of-life care
Millions of pounds could be saved by the NHS if the majority of people who died of terminal illnesses in hospital did so at home as most wish, charities have
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Hospice for terminally ill secures £3M Welsh Gov funding
The Welsh Government will provide £3m towards the cost of a £5m, 15 bed, specialist in-patient hospice, which will be built next to the main hospice building at Blackett Avenue
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Report reveals pain relief and respite failures in palliative care
Black, Asian and minority ethnic groups, those aged over 85 and people living in poorer areas are being failed in the quality of palliative care they receive, according to a
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Palliative care review urges free end-of-life social care
Free social care should be provided at the end of life so that no one dies in hospital for want of a package of support, a review into palliative care
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