Terminally ill woman from Pontybodkin honoured by Queen
News North Wales
Sylvia Heyes, who has a terminal cancer diagnosis, has been recognised in the Queen’s Birthday Honours list.
MP welcomes hospice U-turn
Kent News
Canterbury MP Julian Brazier has welcomed the news that inpatient beds are to stay open at all three Pilgrims Hospice sites.
Pop star Scott and wife donate to St Luke’s Hospice
Southend Standard
5ive pop star Scott Robinson and his wife dropped into St Luke’s Hospice in Basildon to donate their winnings from on ITV’s All Star Mr and Mrs.
Meet eight-year-old Noah: The youngest fundraiser for St Columba’s Hospice
STV Edinburgh
Noah Crawford has been asking his mum for the last three years to become a fundraiser for St Columba’s Hospice. This year, mum Jenny decided to support him to realise this goal.
District nurses will disappear by 2025, says Royal College of Nursing
The Guardian
District nurses, a cornerstone of NHS care, are disappearing so fast that by 2025 they will “face extinction”, the Royal College of Nursing warns in a report published on Tuesday.
Research to focus on new care system for older people
Health Canal
A major new study, led by The University of Manchester, is to examine Salford’s pioneering integrated care programme for older people.
We must work together to put patients at the heart of care
Marie Curie Blog
“At the NHS Confederation’s annual conference earlier this month, I chaired a session entitled ‘After Liverpool’ – a reference to the Liverpool Care Pathway”, writes Dr Phil McCarvill Head of Policy and Public Affairs.
Is a volunteer protection bill a useful tool or a complete waste of time?
Civil Society
Justice Secretary Chris Grayling has proposed a new bill which he says will offer extra protection to volunteers. Charity lawyer Sarah Bull questions whether the new rules are necessary.
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