Waiting times add to A&E pressure for terminally ill people
Marie Curie blog
“Sir Bruce Keogh’s review is a welcome first step, particularly for terminally ill people, because it places an emphasis on community services and readily available advice, which we know can have a huge impact for terminally ill people and their families.”
St Oswald’s Hospice marks Mitzvah Day
Sky – Tyne and Wear
Last week St Oswald’s Hospice joined forces with the local Jewish community, St John’s Church, the Changing Lives charity and Chi Onwurah, Labour MP, to mark Mitzvah Day and say a huge ‘thank you’ to their supporters.
Hospice shop volunteer, 90, honoured for service
Oxford Mail
When his wife died aged 61 at Oxford’s Sobell House Hospice, Don Flanagan thought he “owed” the charity which cared for her. Almost three decades later Don has been honoured for volunteering at a hospice shop as he marked his 90th birthday.
Staffordshire pub regulars and staff pose nude for Douglas Macmillan calendar
Staffs Live
Pub staff and regulars have stripped off for a calendar to raise money for the Douglas Macmillan Hospice.
Ministers to develop evidence base to promote volunteering in public sector bodies
Third Sector
Nick Hurd, the Minister for Civil Society, says he wants other organisations to adopt the model of a successful volunteering drive developed by a south London hospital.
Improving dementia care: ask those who have lived with the illness
The Guardian – social care network
Personal experiences are often ignored by the social care system, but professionals can learn a lot from patients and their families.
NHS competition holds up creation of specialist cancer treatment centres
The Guardian
The government’s drive to introduce more competition into the NHS is having the perverse effect of holding up the creation of world-class cancer treatment centres.
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