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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 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...
Age UK launches Spirit of Age Awards
Age UK's Spirit of Age Awards has been launched to recognise those who have made an important contribution to support older people. The charity aims to reward individuals who are supporting older...
DOES MORE NEED TO BE DONE TO PREVENT HARM TO CHEMOTHERAPY NURSES?
The question of whether enough is being done to protect chemotherapy nurses from exposure to hazardous drugs has been raised following new research from MindMetre. Independent research organisation...
MUM’S THE WORD AT ROYAL ALFRED SEAFARERS’ SOCIETY
A mother and daughter team at the Banstead-based care home of the Royal Alfred Seafarers’ Society are highlighting the benefits of families working together, as they celebrate Mother’s...
New CQC objectives to target inequality in health and social care
The Care Quality Commission have today published new equality objectives in a bid to improve access to good quality health and social care services across the UK. The CQC have said that in spite...
Surrey Freemasons’ grant helps communication for adults with profound learning disabilities
A group of Surrey residents who find it challenging to communicate because of their profound and multiple learning disabilities are being helped thanks to a £15,000 grant from the Masonic...
Bereaved older women struggle with loneliness more than older men, Independent Age survey reveals
Almost twice as many women aged 65 and over say that feelings of loneliness were the thing they found most difficult following bereavement, compared to men of the same age (30% versus 17%...
Charities join forces to Build Carer Friendly Communities
Eight major charities have joined together in a bid to build carer friendly communities. Carers UK, Age UK, Carers Trust, Independent Age, Macmillan Cancer Support, Motor Neurone Disease...
Council tax rises will not fix local government funding crisis, says LGA
Council tax rises in 2017/18 will not bring in enough money to prevent the need for further deep cuts to local services next year, the Local Government Association has today warned. Analysis from...
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