Challenges facing the hospice sector
BBC Radio Kent (iPlayer)
In focus: how NHS reforms, increased regulation and the economic climate are affecting hospices. Includes interviews with Help the Hospices and Hospice in the Weald. (skip to 2 hours 23 minutes in)
Elderly suffer from poor home care
BBC News
A quarter of home care services provided to the elderly in England are failing to meet quality and safety standards, according to the CQC.
Jeremy Hunt plans reforms to tackle NHS regulatory ‘madness’
The Guardian
Health secretary says he wants to avoid ‘elephant trap’ of more regulation in wake of Francis report on Stafford scandal.
Lung cancer overtakes breast cancer as most deadly form of disease among UK women
The Telegraph
Lung cancer kills 16,000 women a year in the UK, compared with 12,000 for breast cancer.
Rise in volunteering last autumn vindicates Big Society, say ministers
Civil Society
The government has hailed the findings from its new Community Life Survey as evidence that the Big Society is alive and thriving in British communities.
Training starts for one million ‘dementia friends’
Nursing Times
A scheme to train a million ‘dementia friends’ to learn how to spot signs of the disease and support sufferers has been launched.
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