Marie Curie EOLC
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http://www.mariecurie.org.uk/professionals 31-10-2013 14:46:21
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📣 Nominations for The Daffodil Standards Awards are open until midday, Friday 6 September. The awards celebrate the contributions general practice teams have made to providing excellent end of life care. Submit your nominations today. ➡️ rcgp.org.uk/learning-resou… Marie Curie EOLC
Research reveals patchy & inconsistent end of life care including 1 in 3 dying people in England & Wales severely/overwhelmingly affected by pain in the last week of life. Full findings in Marie Curie's Time to Care report: kcl.ac.uk/news/research-… King's College London Nursing, Midwifery & Palliative Care at King's 💙
Many people in England and Wales are dying in pain without access to the services and support they and their families need, a report by the charity Marie Curie has found bmj.com/content/386/bm…
Today we welcomed Department of Health Minsister Mike Nesbitt to our Belfast Hospice. Among the issues we raised is a new Palliative Care Strategy and the increase of hospice care at home. The Minister met with IPU staff as well as spending time with Karen, one of our in-patients.
📣 Still time to nominate and win free registration to RCGP Annual Primary Care Conference in Liverpool 3/5 October. The Daffodil Standards Awards are open until midday, Friday 6 September. The awards celebrate the contributions general practice teams have made to providing excellent end of life care.
'People don’t always die between the hours of 9am and 5pm. People need care and access to medication 24/7. There aren’t the resources to cover those extra hours, meaning people simply end up in A&E, where they often die – and die alone. Read Sarah Holmes in this mornings