Two Marie Curie hospices rated outstanding by CQC
End of life charity Marie Curie has received an ‘outstanding’ rating in a report published on 22 March by The Care Quality Commission for the charity’s Newcastle Hospice and community services in the North East. Marie Curie is a charitable organisation which raises funds to offer care and support through terminal illness. It is the […]
UCL: People with dementia fail to get specialist care
People suffering in the late stages of dementia receive most of their healthcare from GPs or emergency services, rather than from specialist health care professionals, despite them having complex needs, researchers at UCL have found. While those with advanced dementia often suffered chronic pain and psychiatric symptoms that persisted over many months, they had little […]
