Starmer to study assisted dying Bill and vows no pressure on MPs over vote
The Prime Minister has pledged to study the details of a new assisted dying Bill as he insisted no MPs will face pressure ahead of the first Commons debate on
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Tag: Palliative Care
‘Hospices relying on greater income from charity shops than Government funding’
Hospices have warned they are facing “unsustainable” financial pressures as they revealed they are having to rely on a larger income from their charity shops than the funding they are
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Bill to give ‘choice at end of life’ to be introduced to Parliament this month
Proposals to change the law to give terminally ill people “choice at the end of life” are to be introduced in Parliament this month. Labour MP Kim Leadbeater said she
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End-of-life care demand for dementia patients set to surge, study warns
The number of people living with dementia who require end-of-life care is set to “substantially increase” in the coming years, according to a study. Researchers project anywhere between 399,000 to
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Charity warns of crisis in end-of-life care as major survey shows extent of suffering
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 clear plan, say experts
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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Cancer charity ‘deep concerns’ over shortage of digestive drug that could cost lives
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 in crisis and forced to cut essential services, leaders warn
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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Charity leaders join forces in call for new funding plan for end-of-life care
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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Majority of UK adults worried about access to palliative care, survey suggests
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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