Nearly Six In Ten Hospices Have Made Or Are Considering Frontline Cuts
Nearly six in ten English hospices have made or are considering cuts to frontline services, according to new data from Hospice UK, as financial pressures…
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Welsh Hospices to Receive £4.3m Funding Boost
Hospices across Wales will receive further funding support as landmark national commissioning guidance is agreed. The £4.3m support package from the Welsh Government will provide…
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Delays Leave Vulnerable People Without Safeguards, Wales DoLS Report Warns
Persistent delays in the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS) system are leaving some of Wales’ most vulnerable individuals without legal protection, according to a new…
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NICE Set to Review Evidence on Two Pioneering Alzheimer’s Drugs
The UK’s medicines cost watchdog is to take a fresh look at two high-profile Alzheimer’s treatments after successful appeals from their manufacturers. National Institute for…
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Care South’s Community Fund Donates £1,000 to The Memory Box Foundation
Residential and care at home provider and registered charity, Care South, has donated £1,000 to The Memory Box Foundation. The Memory Box Foundation runs a…
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Boost in Public Satisfaction with the NHS for the First Time Since Pandemic, But Only One in Four Satisfied
Public satisfaction with how the NHS is run has increased for the first time since the Covid-19 pandemic, according to analysis from The King’s Fund…
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Streeting Sets Out NHS Recovery Progress and Social Care Commitments in UEL Speech
Health and Social Care Secretary Wes Streeting has outlined progress on NHS recovery, alongside renewed commitments to social care reform and workforce support, in a…
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CQC Unveils Draft Sector-Specific Assessment Frameworks in Major Regulatory Overhaul
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has published four draft sector-specific assessment frameworks as part of its most significant regulatory reform in recent years, replacing the…
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Palliative Care Patients Face ‘Postcode Lottery’ as Care ‘Undervalued’
A new report by the Health and Social Care Committee challenges the Government to ensure its forthcoming plans for England’s palliative and end of life…
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Residents at the Cedars Give a Classy Celebration to the “Forces Sweetheart”
Residents and guests at The Cedars care home in Bourne enjoyed an afternoon of pure delight, with a live musical performance that took place at…
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Healthcare Systems “Close to Collapse” Inquiry Finds
The Chair of the UK Covid-19 Inquiry, Baroness Heather Hallett, has published her third report which concludes that the UK’s healthcare systems “came close to…
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Growing Financial Crisis for Hospices Met with No Serious Government Response, PAC Warns
The government and NHS England are not responding to the growing financial crisis in the adult hospice sector with the seriousness and urgency the situation…
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Bristol Woman Supports New St Peter’s Hospice Campaign ’44 Days’ In Memory Of Husband
When Bristol resident Tacey Bain’s husband David received a sudden cancer diagnosis, the final two weeks of his life were spent in the compassionate hands…
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Music, Movement and Interaction Programme Boosts Care Home Wellbeing, Research Finds
A digital music and movement programme has been shown to improve wellbeing for both care home residents and staff, according to new research led by…
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Private Healthcare Use Doubles as NHS Waiting Times Drive Patients Away
New research commissioned by Healthwatch England has revealed a significant and accelerating shift in how people in England are accessing healthcare, with the proportion of…
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