A third of dying people in England and Wales were severely or overwhelmingly affected by pain in the last week of life, according to a major survey said to show
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UK cancer outcomes “lag behind” those of countries with dedicated plans to tackle the burden of the disease, experts have said. A new cancer plan should be a “key priority”
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A cancer charity has called on the Government to intervene urgently over the shortage of a drug that can prevent life-threatening digestive problems in thousands of people with a range
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UK hospices are in crisis and their financial stability is at a critical point, leaders have warned. Hospice UK, which represents more than 200 hospices across the UK, said the
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Leaders from a number of end-of-life charities have joined forces to demand a new funding model for palliative care from the next government to ensure the sector is able to
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Almost two-thirds of UK adults are worried about access to palliative and end-of-life care, according to a survey. The results, released on the same day a debate on assisted dying
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Hospices are facing a “devastating” financial crisis because of rising staff costs which are putting services at risk, a charity has warned. The chief executive of Hospice UK, Toby Porter,
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Kate Garraway has said the £16,000 monthly cost of her husband Derek Draper’s care was more than her salary from ITV and caused her to rack up huge debts. The
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Proposals for how an assisted dying law in Jersey would work have been published. Only adults who have lived on the island for 12 months and who are terminally ill
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More than half of the money the Government pledged to fund brain cancer research in honour of Dame Tessa Jowell is yet to be “deployed”, a charity has said. Dame
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