Terminally ill man takes fight over assisted dying to UK’s highest court
A terminally ill motor neurone disease sufferer who wants to die a “peaceful and dignified death” will go to the UK’s highest court in a bid to change the law
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Tag: Long Term Care / Conditions
Cancer charity raises concerns over work pressures for patients
A fifth of cancer patients are facing discrimination when they return to work after treatment, a poll suggests. Macmillan Cancer Support said that many bosses have “misconceptions” about employees with
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NHS to invest £46M to end postcode lottery of treatment for diabetics
The NHS will invest up to £46 million to help tens of thousands of people living with diabetes to receive life-changing treatment. NHS England chief executive Simon Stevens has pledged
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Study finds health services must address multiple conditions in dementia care
Most people living with dementia also have at least one other health condition, and health services need to adapt to optimise their health and quality of life, a new study
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Macmillan warn cancer patients face further ‘hardship and stress’ under Universal Credit
Tens of thousands of cancer patients, including many who are terminally ill, will face further “hardship, stress and anxiety” if they are forced to transfer to Universal Credit (UC), a
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MPs voice concerns over ‘out-of-date’ cancer services in Northern Ireland
MPs have written to Northern Ireland’s health chief to express concerns that cancer services in the region are falling behind the rest of the UK. Members of the Northern Ireland
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GPs urged to ‘prescribe activity’ for people with common long-term conditions
GPs are being urged to “prescribe movement” to patients with some of the most common conditions. Those with cancer, depression, dementia and type 2 diabetes are among those who should
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More evidence linking ‘therapeutic fasting’ to reversing Type 2 diabetes
More evidence has come to light about patients “reversing” their Type 2 diabetes by changing their diets. A new article details how three patients in Canada were able to stop
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Leukaemia drug is one of four accepted for use by NHS in Scotland
A medicine which helps to improve the quality of life for patients with an aggressive form of leukaemia is one of four drugs approved for use by the NHS in
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Assisted dying campaigner with ‘no acceptable alternatives’ ends his life in Switzerland
An incurably-ill man has ended his life in a clinic in Switzerland, according to two campaign groups who supported his UK legal challenge. The 54 year-old man, who can only
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