Professor Gunn Grande is speaking at the Annual Marie Curie Palliative Care Research Conference 2017 held in London tomorrow. Marie Curie jointly hosts an annual research conference with the Palliative Care Section of the Royal Society of Medicine. It is attended by Marie Curie staff, but is also open to other healthcare professionals. ‘We don’t […]
Quarterly performance figures from NHS England show that long waits in A&E departments are rising sharply. in January to March of 2012, just 15 patients waited for over 12 overs to be admitted. In January to March of 2017 this figure rose to 1,597 – an increase of 10,546%. The figures show just how bad […]
People who are dying from interstitial lung disease are wasting the precious time they have left finding their way around an ineffective and unnecessarily complicated healthcare system. That’s according to a report by the British Lung Foundation. A map for better care: making effective care pathways for people with interstitial lung disease (ILD), highlights the […]
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The short life of Charlie Gard seems now to be coming to an end. His parents have conceded that their son can spend his final days and hours in a hospice and not, as they wished at home, although the details remain to be decided. The case revolved around a battle of Charlie’s ‘best interests’. […]
The news has just emerged that Charlie Gard’s parents have given up their legal fight to take Charlie to the United States for experimental treatment. This was a fight underpinned by love, hope and courage and with a very sad ending. The case was fraught with uncertainty and sadly, the healthcare team and Charlie’s parents […]
Up to 70 per cent of patients with advanced stage cancer suffer from pain for which they receive inadequate pain relief. This can lead to impaired physical and psychological well-being, resulting in a poorer quality of life (van den Beuken-vanEverdingen et al, 2007). Many practitioners consider acupuncture to be a viable way to combat this […]
One in every two people is going to get cancer in the UK so it’s a story that concerns every one of us. Journalists are so important because they interpret the facts and inform the wider public about cancer. It’s difficult sometimes for journalists to weigh up validity of evidence. For example, at the recent […]
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Would you know what to do if you were first on the scene of a terrorist outrage where dozens of people were injured and dying? ‘There is a well known phenomenon called the ‘bystander effect’, where everyone does nothing because they assume someone else knows what to do,’ says Joe Mulligan, head of First Aid education […]
There is little doubt that end of life care is important to everyone. People generally recognise that both they themselves, and those around them, may have specific fears, wishes, or requests when it comes to the end of life care. Starting any discussion surrounding end of life care can induce anxiety among health and social […]
Populations around the world are ageing due to increased life expectancy and falling fertility. These shifts have been driven by improved healthcare, better infrastructure and medical innovations. But why do so many people struggle to see this as a good thing? The WHO’s recent World report on ageing and health recasts the “problem”. Rather than pointing the finger at older people and […]