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Press release
25 September 2018
Compassion in Dying celebrated at BMA Patient Information Awards
Compassion in Dying has been awarded two prizes at the BMA’s Patient Information Awards in London.
Press release
12 December 2018
Clinically Assisted Nutrition and Hydration: New guidance for doctors
The British Medical Association and the Royal College of Physicians have developed new guidance on Clinically Assisted Nutrition and Hydration which is published today.
Press release
29 May 2020
Compassion in Dying backs DNACPR legal challenge to Health Secretary
Compassion in Dying announces its support for Kate Masters’ legal challenge to the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care over the lack of national guidance on Do Not Attempt Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation decisions during the coronavirus pandemic.
Press release
14 July 2020
Health Secretary heeds our call for first ever national DNAR guidance for patients
New guidance for patients and families on DNAR decisions is now due to be published for the first time, alongside updated information for NHS staff.
Press release
3 December 2020
Compassion in Dying responds to the Care Quality Commission’s (CQC) interim report on the use of DNACPR decisions during the pandemic
Compassion in Dying has contributed to the CQC’s rapid review, having supported hundreds of people with questions about DNR (do not resuscitate), and CPR (cardiopulmonary resuscitation) in recent months.
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Our free template living will pack which has everything you need to help you complete it yourself at home. We’ll pop it in the post for you.
Press release
4 July 2013
Volunteer Opportunity – Lasting Powers of Attorney
We are currently trying to gather evidence of how people fare when they attempt to fill in the forms themselves, without legal or expert help.
Press release
9 July 2013
Liverpool Care Pathway review: Compassion in Dying welcomes the establishment of an independent panel and call for public input
We welcome the panel of independent experts announced by Baroness Neuberger this weekend to run a review into the Liverpool Care Pathway (LCP). We also endorsed the call for the public’s input into the investigation and encourages people to submit evidence.
Press release
31 July 2013
New report finds half of dying Britons are not dying well
A new report from charity Compassion in Dying, finds that almost half of those who have lost someone close to them through a short or long illness, feel their loved one died badly (45%).
Press release
1 August 2013
The need for advance care planning . . . . .
Yesterday the older people on our Steering Group shared with us their thoughts on end-of-life care, and the feelings of the local community in light of the recent and current media interest in end of life care.
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