Grandmother died long before care home informed family, Covid inquiry told
A care home allegedly told a woman her grandmother had been dead for 10 minutes when the family is sure she died a “considerable period of time” before that, an
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Tag: End Of Life Care
Assisted dying supporter Prue Leith told it ‘puts the vulnerable at risk’
Assisted dying critics have warned The Great British Bake Off judge Dame Prue Leith that legislative proposals in Scotland will put the “vulnerable at risk of coercion”. The TV judge
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Care home families not informed of ‘do not attempt CPR’ notices, inquiry told
Many families were not told relatives in care homes would not receive CPR in the event of a cardiac arrest, an inquiry has heard. Sandra Ford (pictured), a GP and
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Family’s relationship with mother crumbled due to care home rules, inquiry told
A woman has told an inquiry how she and her family felt they were “losing” their relationship with their late mother as a result of “inconsistent” restrictions in place for
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Hancock wanted to decide ‘who should live and who should die’ – former NHS boss
Matt Hancock wanted to decide “who should live and who should die” if hospitals became overwhelmed by coronavirus patients, the former NHS England boss has claimed. Lord Simon Stevens (pictured),
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UK’s first end-of-life Rough Guide aims to help people on their final journey
A renowned travel publisher has partnered with Marie Curie to produce the first-ever UK guidebook for the “end-of-life journey”. The Rough Guide To The End Of Life aims to provide
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Judge rules NHS trust involved in legal battle over teenager’s care can be named
An NHS trust previously involved in a legal battle over whether a 19-year-old could be moved onto palliative care can now be named, a High Court judge has ruled. Sudiksha
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Health and social care groups call for ‘radical transformational shift’ in end-of-life care
Vulnerable people are being failed by poor end-of-life care, a coalition of health and social care organisations said, as they called for a “radical transformational shift” in how older people
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Hospices face a ‘critical’ £47m shortfall as cost of end of life care spirals, experts warn
Hospices are facing a “critical” £47 million shortfall in funding as the cost of caring for dying patients and their families spirals, experts have warned. Hospice UK used Freedom of
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Taskforce ‘needed in nightmare disputes’ over care of critically ill children
Guidance should be produced to ensure parents’ views are taken into account and families should be given appropriate notice of court action in cases where they disagree with medical professionals
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