The Evening Times this week reports the launch of a £3.6 million pilot project to improve end of life care for heart failure patients in hospitals, hospices, care homes and at home in Scotland. The ‘Caring Together’ project is a collaborative effort between the British Heart Foundation Scotland, Marie Curie Cancer Care and the NHS […]
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Ombudsman’s report shows examples of inadequate care for elderly in UK NHS hospitals
An official report, widely published in the UK media this week, reveals cases of a serious shortfall in support and respect for vulnerable elderly receiving hospital care in England. An article in The Guardian concludes that the report, produced by NHS ombudsman, Ann Abraham, ‘details serious failings in how NHS staff managed the patients’ pain, nutritional […]
First pain management programme introduced in The Gambia, Kenya, and Malawi
A vital new initiative, aimed at improving pain management among palliative care patients receiving hospital care, has been launched by the FHSSA (an affiliate of the US-based, National Hospice and Palliative Care Organisation) and the African Palliative Care Association (APCA) in The Gambia, Kenya, and Malawi. One of the key challenges of pain management identified […]