‘More support needed’ for patients after intensive care
BBC News
Many intensive care patients suffer pain up to a year after leaving hospital, a study has suggested.
Doctor calls for an end to drugs lottery
The Sunday Times
One of Scotland’s leading cancer doctors has criticised the NHS for denying potentially life-prolonging medication to patients because of where they live.
Forum for NHS staff to get together and talk to be expanded
The Independent
Initiative sees doctors, nurses and other staff get together to discuss stresses or dilemmas they have faced while caring for patients.
Take part in the 2013 Charity Shops Survey
Civil Society
Now in its twenty-second year, the Charity Shops Survey provides essential benchmarking information and analysis of key charity retail trends and performance figures.
Bubb: Commission performance must improve before charging fees
Civil Society
Acevo chief executive Sir Stephen Bubb has said the Charity Commission will have to get better at regulating the sector before charities would be prepared to supplement its income with fees.
Painkilling prescriptions up 20% in Wales in five years
BBC News
Baroness Finlay, professor of palliative care at Cardiff University School of Medicine, says GPs are under pressure to prescribe painkillers because pain management services are not always available.
Woking and Sam Beare Hospices wins BBC Children in Need grant
Woking People
A film about a group of children facing the loss of their terminally ill mother has led to Woking and Sam Beare Hospices winning a major grant.
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