Fears that hospitals are covering up death rates
Daily Telegraph
New data triggers fears that hospitals are ‘fiddling the figures’ on hospital deaths by increasing the number of deaths recorded as ‘palliative’ – classed as expected because a patient was terminally ill.
Northampton General Hospital’s end of life care criticised
BBC News
Northampton General Hospital’s care for terminally ill patients has been rated “inadequate” by the Care Quality Commission (CQC).
Princess Alice Hospice, Esher, in top 100 places to work
This is Local London
Princess Alice Hospice is one of the top 100 places to work in the country, according to the Sunday Times.
Andrew Bridgen MP visits Rainbows Hospice for their pamper day
About My Area
Andrew Bridgen MP visited Rainbows Hospice in Loughborough to learn more about the charity and to have a tour of the hospice.
Football boss gives £70k to hospice
Newmarket Journal
Darragh MacAnthony, the chairman of Peterborough United Football Club, has pledged £70,000 Sue Ryder’s Thorpe Hall hospice in memory of his mother.
Better education could help palliative care doctors look after young adults
Marie Curie blog
New research recommends the development of an educational programme for specialist palliative care teams to help them to better care for young adults with a terminal illness.
Death: Term ‘life insurance’ should be changed, many Brits think
Voice of Russia UK
Over a quarter of Brits feel uneasy just thinking about death and more than two in five people also feel uneasy discussing anything around the subject, according to a survey by Confused.com
Health Lottery ‘blurs distinction between National Lottery and smaller ventures’
Third Sector
The Health Lottery has blurred the “clear blue water” between the National Lottery and smaller society lotteries, according to Camelot, the National Lottery operator.
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