Wilko Johnson: ‘Terminal cancer has made me feel alive’
BBC News
Wilko Johnson, the former Dr Feelgood guitarist, has spoken of the strange “euphoria” he has experienced since being diagnosed with terminal cancer.
Lord Carlile: medics should face GMC over Liverpool Care Pathway
The Telegraph
Doctors who put patients on the controversial end of life care plan without their consent should face being struck off, a leading legal expert has said.
How NHS and commissioning need to change to meet challenges ahead
GP Online
Stephen Dorrell MP, chairman of the House of Commons health select committee, explains how he believes the NHS and commissioning need to change to meet the challenges ahead.
Labour risks another ‘death tax’ row with social care blueprint
The Guardian
Andy Burnham admits compulsory levy could fund abolition of means-testing of care services to make them free at point of use.
Researchers claim NHS drug decisions ‘are flawed’
BBC News
The formula used by the NHS to recommend which drugs should be funded is “flawed” and should be scrapped, researchers say.
Payroll giving should be opened up to private sector, says Treasury
Civil Society
The Treasury wants to scrap the requirement that all payroll giving agencies must be charities, saying that opening up the marketplace to commercial players would drive down costs and promote innovation and investment.
Hospice runs meditation skills course
Lancashire Evening Post
St Catherine’s Hospice in Lostock Hall is running a course to teach people meditation skills to care for both body and mind in six steps.
Hospice helps more than 100 patients in Great Yarmouth and Lowestoft and Beccles area
Norwich Evening News
St Elizabeth Hospice, which spread its wings into the Great Yarmouth and Waveney area, has benefited 105 patients in the region since April, figures out this week show.
Leave a Reply