The African Palliative Care Association (APCA) and the Foundation for Hospices in Sub-Saharan Africa (FHSSA) have announced a scholarship fund to support nurses’ education and training in palliative care services. The African Palliative Care Nursing Scholarship Fund will provide funding of up to $4,000 (US dollars) to cover training and costs (within Africa) over a […]
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‘Quality’ more important than ‘quantity’ at end of life
In a Europe-wide survey released this week, the majority of respondents said that quality of life would be more important than length of time left to live if faced with a serious illness beyond treatment. The European Commission-funded project compared individuals’ priorities for end of life care across seven different countries including England, Germany, The […]
Who should fund palliative care services in the UK?
Public responses to a questionnaire released by the Palliative Care Funding Review team have been captured on a new online tracking system and can be read in full here. The latest questionnaire to be developed by the Review team asks respondents to give their views on which core components of adult and children’s palliative care […]
Improved end of life care for heart failure patients in Scotland
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 […]
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 […]