NHS chief calls for ‘step-change’ in GP dementia diagnosis
Pulse
The head of the NHS in England has backed calls for GPs to raise dementia diagnosis rates, urging GPs not to delay diagnosis because of a false perception ‘nothing can be done’.
Acceptance of Chronic Illness
HuffPost Students
Absence of acceptance of a chronic illness can lead to clinical improvements being delayed considerably. It can also lead to poorer adherence to the current and ongoing medical treatment.
In pictures: Countess of Wessex launches the Thames Hospice Sanctuary
Ascot, Windsor & Eton Express
The royal opening of the new £700,000 sanctuary at Thames Hospice in Hatch Lane took place yesterday, attended by leaders of the Anglican, Roman Catholic, Jewish, Muslim, Sikh and Hindu faiths from across Slough, South Bucks and the Royal Borough.
Milton children’s hospice receives technology donation
Cambridge News
There were delighted youngsters at East Anglia’s Children’s Hospices (EACH) in Milton following a visit from children’s technology charity Lifelites with a new package of specialist technology.
Helen House hospice reopens after £1.5m refurbishment
BBC News
Helen House, thought to be the world’s oldest children’s hospice, is to reopen following a major refurbishment. The Oxford-based hospice will be reopened by actor Tom Hollander after £1.5m of works were carried out.
Suspended between life and death
BBC News
When Ariel Sharon died in January this year, eight years after a stroke, he’d survived for longer than would probably be expected had he lived elsewhere in the world.
Campaigning charities can use journalism exemption from Data Protection Act
Civil Society
Charities that carry out investigative work or campaigning are able to use the ‘journalism exemption’ from the Data Protection Act, according to the latest guidance from the Information Commissioner’s Office.
Different kinds of meaning help us understand what’s going on
EAPC blog
Malcolm Payne, Honorary Professor, Kingston University/St George’s University of London, explains the background to his longer article that is published in the September/October issue of the European Journal of Palliative Care.
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