Our senior Information Nurse Sarah Malik, has been nominated for the Patient’s Choice Award at the Royal College of Nursing Awards 2022, in recognition of her work supporting people to talk, plan, record their wishes and advocate for their loves ones at the end of life.
Compassion in Dying is pleased to have contributed our expertise to the development of the Universal Principles for Advance Care Planning, published today by NHS England along with 28 partner organisations.
New research released today as the Care Quality Commission publishes its review into use of DNRs during pandemic.
Recent polling has found that more than half of people do not understand how DNR decisions are made, that decisions must be explained to patients and families, or that if a DNR decision is made they will still receive other care.
New national guidance for patients on Do Not Attempt Resuscitation orders, plus information for NHS staff, to be published after Kate Masters and Compassion in Dying raise grave concerns over poor and unlawful practice during pandemic.
A judge has ruled that life-sustaining treatment should be withdrawn from a 34 year-old critically ill Barnsley man, in accordance with his wishes.
Uptake of living wills in the past month has surged 160% compared to the same period last year.
As health, care, community and voluntary sector professionals with a particular specialism or interest in end-of-life care, death and dying is part of our daily lives. But in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, it has now become everyone’s business.
Gransnet is the busiest social networking site for the over 50s.
Research finds GPs have insufficient awareness of Living Wills (Advance Decisions), are reluctant to initiate conversations with patients about end of life care, and have misconceptions about refusals of treatment.
