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Middle aged Britons facing miserable retirement
15 February 2012
Millions of British people in their late 40s and 50s are facing a miserable retirement living in poor health for longer, residing in unsuitable housing and dying without adequate care and support, according to a new report out today by NCPC and the National Care Forum.
The report, ‘A 2030 vision: building communities and environments to support people to live well and die well’ warns that urgent action is needed to deal with demographic and social cha...
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Deprivation and Death: variations in place and cause of death
08 February 2012
New report from the National End of Life Care Intelligence Network suggests that people who live in deprived areas are more likely to die in hospital than those living in affluent areas.
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New guide to manage last days of life in Parkinson’s disease
06 February 2012
A new guide has been launched to inform and improve the last few days of life for people with Parkinson’s and related conditions.
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Planning For Your Future Care guide updated
01 February 2012
Revised guidance to help people plan for their end of life care now available.
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Nation must talk more about dying: MPs highlight Dying Matters in Commons debate
17 January 2012
The importance of talking about dying, death and bereavement was highlighted in a debate on Care of the Dying held in the House of Commons on Tuesday 17th January.
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Statement from the National Council for Palliative Care: Report by the Commission on Assisted Dying
05 January 2012
Speaking today Simon Chapman, Director of Policy and Parliamentary Affairs at the National Council for Palliative Care said:
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Care of Dying Threatened by Nursing Crisis
07 December 2011
The specialist care that people who are dying receive may be put at risk due to a growing recruitment crisis, according to a new report published today by the National Council for Palliative Care.
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Report shows increased use of Liverpool Care Pathway at end of life
02 December 2011
The National Care of the Dying Audit Hospitals Round 3, led by the Marie Curie Palliative Care Institute Liverpool in collaboration with the Royal College of Physicians, has shown a 13% increase in use of the Liverpool Care Pathway (LCP) tool to care for people who are in the last hours or days of life.
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NICE publishes new end of life care quality standard
30 November 2011
NICE, the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence has published a new quality standard for end of life care for adults.
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Palliative Care Funding Pilots
28 November 2011
The Department of Health has invited expressions of interest from organisations wishing to apply to be Palliative Care Funding pilot sites.
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