Daily News Roundup – 17 July 2014

Categories: In The Media.

Bristol doctor ‘excited’ to have chairman’s role at St Peter’s Hospice

The Bristol Post

St Peter’s Hospice’s new chairman, Dr Peter Goyder, said he was very excited about his new job, especially because hospice care was becoming more prominent across the city.

Ipswich: Proposal to change of use of buildings on hospice site to aid day unit

Ipswich Star

Bosses at St Elizabeth Hospice are seeking permission to change the use of two of their buildings as part of a move to extend the Ipswich facility’s day unit.

Assisted dying bill could create ‘death squads’ of doctors, cancer specialist says, while PM ‘not convinced’

The Independent

Prof Karol Sikora said the move would be at odds with “good health care,” while David Cameron said the move could lead people into doing things “they don’t actually want”.

Care minister Norman Lamb backs assisted dying bill

BBC News

Care Minister Norman Lamb has said he has “changed his mind” and would now support a new law on assisted dying.

Stephen Hawking: Why I support assisted dying

BBC News

Cambridge scientist Stephen Hawking is backing the Assisted Dying Bill which is being debated by peers on Friday.

Hospital death data ‘not meaningful’

BBC News Wales

Data used to provide hospital death rates in Wales can be misleading and does not accurately show the quality of care, a review has found.

National survey shows little change in quality of care for terminally ill people

Marie Curie blog

Scott Sinclair, Policy & Public Affairs Manager at Marie Curie, on the latest findings from the National Survey of Bereaved People.

New accounting Sorps are finally published

Civil Society

The two new Statements of Recommended Practice (Sorps) that will apply to all charities that prepare accruals accounts for years beginning on or after 1 January 2015, have been published.

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