Pain management named top concern by carers of terminally ill
Not being able to manage a loved one’s pain is what worries people most about caring for someone with a terminal illness. Half of all adults surveyed by charity Marie
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Tag: End Of Life Care
Guidance: End of life discussions with young adults
A new resource from the National Council of Palliative Care and Together for Short Lives has been developed to help families and professionals approach conversations with young adults about the
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Report: Towards a social model of end-of-life care
In developed and developing countries, with very few national exceptions, people are living longer and dying slower through degenerative rather than infectious disease. This paper addresses the challenge that this
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Health workers lack understanding of Irish cultural needs
Health workers in Britain “don’t bother” to understand Irish patients, who suffer higher levels of long-term illness, death rates from terminal diseases and mental ill-health, the Irish Parliament has heard.
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Campaign to promote Power of Attorney in Scotland
A new campaign called ‘Start the Conversation’ is being launched across Argyll and Bute, Glasgow, Lanarkshire and Tayside to raise awareness of the importance of having a Power of Attorney
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Dementia sufferers missing out on proper care
Dementia sufferers lack proper care because the illness is not recognised as a terminal diagnosis, according to a report out today. The report, by Marie Curie and the Alzheimer’s Society,
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Campaigner welcomes Sturgeon pledge over social care
Scotland’s new First Minister’s pledge to crack down on councils over social care charging has been welcomed by motor neurone disease (MND) campaigner Gordon Aikman. During her programme for government,
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Concerns raised as Right-to-die Bill returns to Lords
Disability campaigners have voiced concern about an attempt to change the law on assisted dying as the legislation faced its latest parliamentary hurdle. But supporters of a change claimed opponents
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Workers ‘profoundly troubled’ over end-of-life care wishes
A third of nurses have been unable to fulfil their patients’ dying wishes because they do not have enough time, according to a survey. Many healthcare workers are “profoundly troubled”
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Lack of services leaving terminally ill ‘scared, alone and desperate’
Terminally ill people and their families are being left “scared, alone and desperate for help” because most areas in England do not provide round-the-clock care for those dying at home,
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