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End of life charity Marie Curie and care provider Hallmark Care Homes are working together to implement the care group’s End of Life Care Strategy.

HALLMARK CARE HOMES IMPLEMENTS END OF LIFE CARE STRATEGY

End of life charity Marie Curie and care provider Hallmark Care Homes are working together to implement the care group’s End of Life Care Strategy. Through this unique collaboration, Marie...
Palliative Care Needs Urgent Reform

EXPERTS CALL FOR MAJOR AND URGENT PALLIATIVE CARE REFORM

Experts are urgently calling for major reforms to the UK’s system of palliative care, in response to a significant and continual increase in demand caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.  ...
Bluebird Care St Helens and Bluebird Care Warrington’s Deputy Manager, Clare Toole, and her daughters Lacie and Lyla, made Meredith the scarecrow, especially for the festival.

HOMECARE PROVIDERS RAISE FUNDS FOR HOSPICE WITH SCARECROW CREATIONS

Two branches of homecare provider Bluebird Care have raised over £100 for a good cause by entering a scarecrow festival. Bluebird Care St Helens and Bluebird Care Warrington took part in...
The CEO of Skills for Care, Sharon Allen, has been appointed Chief Executive of Arthur Rank Hospice Charity.

SKILLS FOR CARE CEO ANNOUNCES NEW ROLE AT HOSPICE CHARITY

The CEO of Skills for Care, Sharon Allen, has been appointed Chief Executive of Arthur Rank Hospice Charity who support people in Cambridgeshire living with a life-limiting illness and those who...
Current palliative care provisions are not meeting the needs of an ageing population, warns the British Geriatrics Society (BGS).

PALLIATIVE CARE PROVISIONS NOT SUFFICIENT FOR AGEING POPULATION

Current palliative care provisions are not meeting the needs of an ageing population, warns the British Geriatrics Society (BGS). A commentary published in Age and Ageing, the scientific journal of...
End of life drama Homeward Bound wins national award

End of life drama Homeward Bound wins national award

A play exploring the struggles a pancreatic cancer patient endured at the end of his life has won the Partnership Working Award at this month's Patient Experience Network National Awards. ...
Marie Curie & MND Association join forces to improve MND palliative care

Marie Curie & MND Association join forces to improve MND palliative care

Marie Curie and the Motor Neurone Disease (MND) Association have announced the funding of three new research studies that aim to improve the quality of palliative and end of life care received by...
Scots over 70 missing out on palliative and end of life care, says Marie Curie

Scots over 70 missing out on palliative and end of life care, says Marie Curie

More needs to be done to ensure Scots over 70 do not miss out on palliative care due to confusion amongst healthcare professionals, a new report has found. The study, undertaken by the University...

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