All End of life care articles – Page 7
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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: The importance of home
How can we move terminally ill people out of hospital?
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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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SupplementsCounting change – an HSJ commissioning supplement
Examining the huge pressures currently facing commissioners
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HSJ KnowledgeInequality in end of life care: what you said
On 28 February, HSJ hosted a Twitter chat with Marie Curie Cancer Care, featuring their head of policy and public affairs Phil McCarvill, about issues of access and inequality when commissioning end of life care. Better education and training was one of the main themes to emerge. Here are the ...
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NewsIntegration 'pioneers' issue tender for 10 year contracts
Commissioners in Staffordshire are inviting providers to bid for two ten-year contracts for integrated services worth a total of £1.2bn.
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NewsMinister backs 'assisted dying' bid
Care minister Norman Lamb has backed moves to legalise “assisted dying”.