ONS finds end of life care rated significantly lower in hospital
People whose friend or relative died in a hospital have rated their end of life care “significantly lower” than those whose loved ones died in a hospice, care home or
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Tag: End Of Life Care
End of life care report finds 25% rise in deaths at home
The number of people dying at home or in care homes has increased by 25% in a decade, a report into end-of-life care found. Home continues to be the preferred
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UN premature mortality target branded ‘highly unethical’
A plan to reduce deaths from a range of diseases is “highly unethical” because it discriminates against people aged 70 and over, according to leading medical experts. In a letter
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Ratio of people dying in hospices doubles since 1993
The proportion of people dying in hospices in England has nearly doubled since 1993, but the gap in hospice deaths between people living in the least and most deprived areas
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Webwatch – Health and Social Care Bereavement Network
Northern Ireland’s Health Minister, Simon Hamilton, has launched the new Health and Social Care (HSC) Bereavement Network website for those who care for and support dying people and their loved
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‘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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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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