BBC The UK was once ranked the best country in the world for end-of-life care – but that’s not the case any longer. And according to experts, the problem runs far deeper than money The people closest to Terry Leader remember him as a man who was always laughing. He emigrated to the UK from … Read more
Getty Images Fixing the struggling palliative care system must be an immediate priority for the government, now that MPs have backed changing the law to allow assisted dying, senior doctors say. The Association for Palliative Medicine (APM) says there is a risk the funding needed to pay for doctors and the courts to oversee assisted … Read more
Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust Dr Mike Blaber has called for more funding and more focus on improving end-of-life care The state of end-of-life care needs needs to be “fixed” before considering legalising assisted dying, a palliative care specialist has said. MPs across the country are set to vote on Friday whether to take … Read more
Pain and Palliative Care Society secretary P.C. Sreekumar launching the official portal for the ‘Oasis’ national architecture design competition in Kozhikode on Wednesday. IIA State chairperson Vinod P. Cyriac (left) and Calicut centre chairman Noufal C. Hashim are seen. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGMENT The State chapter of the Indian Institute of Architects (IIA) has … Read more
Most of the UK lacks consistent round-the-clock care for the terminally ill, research suggests. Source link
It will be run by Cambridge University Hospitals in partnership with several hospices in the region. Source link
SOURCES: Klick, J. and Hauer, J. Current Problems in Pediatric and Adolescent Health Care, July 2010; vol 40: pp 120-151. Karen Zrenda, coordinator, Family Connections Program, Yale-New Haven Children’s Hospital. Cindy Jayanetti, NP, coordinator, Yale Pediatric Advanced Care Team, Yale-New Haven Children’s Hospital. Helene Morgan, LCSW, Comfort and Palliative Care Team, Los Angeles Children’s Hospital. … Read more