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  • 176 hospices receive £60 million funding boost to improve end of life care

    Hospices across England have been awarded a share of £60 million of government funding to improve care environments and settings.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Hospices to receive £60 million funding boost

    Hospices across England have been awarded £60 million in government funding to help improve end-of-life care for adults and children.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Liverpool Care Pathway review to hold sessions with families and carers

    The independent review of the Liverpool Care Pathway (LCP) for dying patients is holding sessions for families and carers.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Liverpool Care Pathway independent review: first meeting of the review panel

    The panel appointed to review the use and experience of the Liverpool Care Pathway for Dying Patients (LCP), chaired by Baroness Julia Neuberger met for the first time on 18 February 2013.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Liverpool Care Pathway independent review: public call for evidence launched

    Members of the public were today invited to share their experiences of the Liverpool Care Pathway (LCP), both good and bad, as part of an independent review being chaired by Baroness Julia Neuberger.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Independent review invites public to share their experiences of the Liverpool Care Pathway

    Members of the public are invited to share their experiences of the Liverpool Care Pathway for Dying Patients (LCP), both good and bad, as part of the review being chaired by Senior Rabbi and Crossbench Peer, Baroness Julia …

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Review of Liverpool Care Pathway outlined

    The review looking at how the Liverpool Care Pathway (LCP) is being used in practice is to be chaired by crossbench peer Baroness Julia Neuberger…

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Independent Review of Liverpool Care Pathway to be chaired by Baroness Neuberger

    The review looking at how the Liverpool Care Pathway (LCP) is being used in practice is to be chaired by crossbench peer Baroness Julia Neuberger, Care and Support Minister Norman Lamb announced today.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Government backs businesses with £5 million funding boost

    The Department of Health has today announced £5 million of funding for businesses to come up with new products or services that will help improve the experience of people with mental health illnesses and people at the end of…

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Competition launched to support mental health sufferers and end of life care

    Businesses are being encouraged to come up with new products or services that will help improve the experience of people with mental health illnesses and people the end of their life, by £5 million funding for two competitio…

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • New research reveals true regional picture of end of life care

    Wide variations in the quality of end of life care across the country were revealed in statistics published today by the Office of National Statistics.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • 14 November 2012, Jeremy Hunt, Age UK

    Thank you Michelle [Mitchell, Charity Director General]. I want to talk today about a great challenge facing our society. A challenge even…

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • End of Life Care Strategy: fourth annual report published

    The department has published the fourth annual report on progress in delivering the End of Life Care Strategy, which was published in 2008.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • First national survey of bereaved people shines light on end of life care

    In a world first, the Government has turned the spotlight on the quality of care received by people in the last three months of their life. 

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • £60 million boost for hospices

    Hospices are to benefit from up to £60 million of funding to help improve the quality of care for people nearing the end of their lives, Care Services Minister Paul Burstow announced today.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • £1.8 million for fairer funding for end of life care

    More people should be able to spend their final days in a place of their choice and new Government funding will help to make this happen, Health Secretary Andrew Lansley announced today.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Consultation on specialist palliative care measures

    The Manual for Cancer Services is an integral part of the NHS Cancer Plan and modernisation of cancer services. A draft version of the Specialist…

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Pilots to inform decisions on the creation of new palliative care funding system

    The Department has issued a call for expressions of interest from organisations wishing to apply to be Palliative Care Funding pilot sites.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • End of life care strategy third annual report

    The end of life care strategy set out an extensive programme of work when it was published in July 2008. The two previous progress reports have charted significant progress and a building momentum.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • VOICES Redesign and testing to inform a national end of life care survey

    Toolkit has been developed as part of the pilot study to provide support to those organisations who have prioritised resources to undertake these local surveys.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government