Tag Archives: end of life care

New rights for NHS patients

Posted on November 8th, 2012

Proposed changes to the NHS Constitution will give patients stronger rights Health Minister Norman Lamb announced today. Single sex accommodation will be included in the constitution for the first time, along with stronger rights for patients to be told about mistakes and a right to have complaints acknowledged within three working days. The change is [...]

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End of Life Care Strategy: Fourth Annual Report

Posted on October 17th, 2012

The Department has published the fourth annual report on progress in delivering the End of Life Care Strategy, which was published in 2008. The End of Life Care strategy states that, wherever possible, people should be able to spend their last days in the place of their choosing. Most people say that they would prefer to [...]

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Haywards Heath residents to receive the very best of end of life care

Posted on March 23rd, 2012

Team members at Care UK’s Beech Hurst nursing home are starting a rigorous two-year programme of training and evaluation to gain the country’s highest recognition for end of life care – a topic in the news today as The Royal College of Physicians recommended that all hospital doctors, whose role involves care for the dying, [...]

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£1.8 million for fairer funding for end of life care

Posted on March 21st, 2012

More people should be able to spend their final days in a place of their choice and new Government funding will help to make this happen, Health Secretary Andrew Lansley announced today (20/3/12). The current system of end of life care does not work well enough. Some patients and their families receive excellent care and [...]

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