Demand for hospice care is certain to grow
The Scotsman
That Scotland’s ageing population is growing quickly as people live longer should come as no great surprise. However, what is not widely recognised is the corresponding increase in people living with terminal conditions, and often with more than one, adding a high level of complexity to the care they need.
Dying patients are ‘lost in NHS system’
The Sentinel
Health officials in Staffordshire have revealed that hundreds of terminally-ill patients spend their final weeks with no support and in the wrong places. Five clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) and Macmillan Cancer Support are to bring in two new organisations to co-ordinate the provision and stop people falling through the net.
NHS faces ‘bankruptcy’ over ageing population
The Telegraph
The NHS is facing “bankruptcy” because it will not be able to cope with Britain’s ageing population, according to Lord Warner. The peer compared the health service to a “65-year-old pensioner that has adopted a lifestyle that is well beyond its current and future means”.
Jeremy Hunt: UK should adopt Asian culture of caring for the elderly
The Guardian
Jeremy Hunt will today tell British families they should follow the example of people in Asia, by taking in elderly relatives once they can no longer live alone.
Shalom palliative care centre ends overnight care due to lack of funds
Western Telegraph
The Board of Trustees at Shalom House has agreed that from November 1 2013, Shalom House Palliative Care Unit in St David’s will be open for day patients only.
Martin House hospice ballet fundraiser
Wetherby News
A Clifford children’s hospice which supports families and youngsters with terminal illnesses has teamed up with Northern Ballet to offer dance events.
There is a lot more to a hospice…
Blackpool Gazette
Day two of The Gazette’s Hospice Heroes campaign which aims to raise £200,000 for the refurbishment of Trinity and Brian House hospices. The paper talks to families of Trinity.
Healthcare regulator scraps charity levy proposal after sector backlash
Civil Society
Monitor, the healthcare regulator, appears to have backtracked on an unpopular proposal to force charitable healthcare providers to contribute to a slush fund for failing NHS trusts, following fierce lobbying by hospices and health charities. Help the Hospices took up the case on behalf of the hospice sector.
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