CQC and Monitor may not be able to regulate ‘without oversight’, MPs say
Pulse
The Government’s current regulation system may not be able to regulate healthcare providers’ quality and finance effectively ‘without considerable oversight’, a committee of MPs has said.
Lobbying bill should be halted temporarily, not amended, Acevo tells government
Third Sector
Sir Stephen Bubb, head of the charity chief executives body, says there has not been sufficient assurance that the bill will not restrict the sector’s duty to speak out.
Can giving patients choice really be cost effective for the NHS?
Marie Curie Blog
This was the question Marie Curie asked a panel of politicians, health professionals and policy experts at the Liberal Democrat Party Conference in Glasgow on Monday 16 September.
Expert advice: innovation and the voluntary sector
The Guardian
A roundup of the best comments from The Guardian’s recent live discussion on innovation in charity fundraising
Terry Pratchett: The Government is failing dementia patients, providing ‘barely enough money to buy a middling Premier League striker’
Daily Mail
Novelist Sir Terry Pratchett has accused the government of ‘pussy footing’ around on dementia treatment and withholding vital research funds.
New website launched to break down taboos surrounding death
Norwich Evening News
The “be ready for it” website has been created by the Norfolk and Suffolk Palliative Care Academy and is encouraging people to plan for their future.
£550k lotto windfall for Ayrshire Hospice
The Daily Record
The Ayr based hospice will use the windfall from the Big Lottery Fund to extend the programme of care and support.
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