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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Tag: End Of Life Care
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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Welsh Governement announce £6.4m end-of-life care funding
A £6.4m funding package to support hospices and provide palliative care across Wales has been announced by the Health Minister Mark Drakeford (pictured). The new funding for hospices and health
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Online training resources to improve end of life care for patients with diabetes
75,000 people with diabetes die each year in England, accounting for approximately one in seven of all deaths. In recognition of this, Virtual College and NHS England have created a
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Report: Priorities for care at the end of life
A report provided the response of the Leadership Alliance for the Care of Dying People to the recommendations set out in the independent review of the Liverpool Care Pathway (an
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Government launch review of end of life care
A review of choice in end of life care has been launched to make sure adults at the end of life, their carers and family have more choice. The review
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Report: End of life transitions between health and care settings
Abstract Background The end of life may be a time of high service utilisation for older adults. Transitions between care settings occur frequently, but may produce little improvement in symptom
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