All End of life care articles – Page 7
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CommentMedicalising common ailments is one of healthcare's greatest threats
It stops long term changes
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NewsMost doctors oppose assisted dying
Fewer than one in five doctors would be willing to help patients end their lives, according to a new poll.
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CommentHow partnering with hospices benefits the NHS frontline
Hospices make good partners for improving care locally
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CommentWhy the care system makes a 'good death' so difficult
My Dad’s experience revealed shortcomings
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HSJ Local£1.2bn Staffordshire procurement defended
Most cancer and end of life care services in Staffordshire are unlikely to change providers following a £1.2bn contract procurement, one of the directors behind the commissioning process has said.
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NewsPoll: Public back 'right to die' law change
Almost three-quarters of Britons support a change in the law on the right to die, an opinion poll has found ahead of the first parliamentary test for legislation on the issue.
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NewsTrusts to be inspected against new end of life care priorities
Trusts will be inspected against new national priorities for end of life care, they have been warned
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NewsNew end of life care regime set out
Medics have been given a new alternative to the controversial Liverpool Care Pathway which was axed last year amid claims that it was being used to cover up poor care.
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HSJ PartnersPeople's dying wishes are still not granted
A new report sheds more light on end of life care
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HSJ LocalBirmingham CCG closes end of life care service
COMMERCIAL: Birmingham CrossCity Clinical Commissioning Group has closed a support service for palliative care patients following concerns it failed to reduce hospital admissions and did not provide value for money.
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HSJ PartnersTwitter chat round-up: how to increase care out of hospital
Phil McCarvill analyses the debate
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HSJ PartnersHow to keep terminally ill people out of hospital: what you said
Providing more care at home
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NewsCQC to probe end of life care
The Care Quality Commission is to launch an investigation into inequalities in end of life care this summer.
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HSJ KnowledgeHow to provide 24/7, joined up palliative care
Scheme in Bedfordshire has had positive results
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HSJ KnowledgeKeep patients healthier and happier at home
Provide cardiovascular treatment out of hospital
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NewsCommissioning end of life care: keeping terminally ill people out of hospital
An HSJ Twitter chat in association with Marie Curie Cancer Care
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HSJ PartnersCommunity is crucial to support patients in remote areas
Improve access to care in rural areas
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CommentGood luck with the new job, Simon. Here's your to-do list…
Experts outline the biggest issues facing the new NHS England chief
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SupplementsEnd of life care: ‘We do more with the same resource’
How services around the country are allowing more terminally ill patients to be supported at home
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SupplementsEnd of life care: The importance of home
How can we move terminally ill people out of hospital?