Tagged: end of life care

Media round up: end of life care and the Liverpool care pathway

Media coverage has highlighted examples where people have reported that care in the last days of life has not been of high quality. Several organisations, co-ordinated by the National End of Life Care Programme, are initiating projects to learn from … Read more → – Media round up: end of life care and the Liverpool care pathway

Published: 20 November, 2012

Making it possible for more people to die at home while reducing emergency hospital visits

Making it possible for more people to die at home while reducing emergency hospital visits A new study published on 14 November 2012 by the Nuffield Trust provides strong evidence that Marie Curie’s home-based nursing service reduces the need for … Read more → – Making it possible for more people to die at home while reducing emergency hospital visits

Published: 19 November, 2012

News in brief

Dementia campaign launched A national advertising campaign, launched in early November, is aimed at encouraging more people to seek an early diagnosis of dementia. The campaign targets the family and friends of people at risk of dementia, as they are … Read more → – News in brief

Published: 24 November, 2011