Category Archives: Cancer
Carer charities benefit from the new Health lottery
THE HEALTH LOTTERY: £200K CHEQUES FACTOR
27th October 2011
By Ed Riley
FOUR charities were celebrating yesterday after pocketing nearly £200,000 in Health Lottery cash.
The payouts will help dementia sufferers, young carers and healthy living campaigns in Kent and Medway.
Help carers to better look after their own health, GPs advised
An estimated 1.2 million carers spend over 50 hours a week caring for others
Caroline White
Tuesday, 25 October 2011
GPs need to take a more proactive approach with patients who are carers, because they are at increased risk of psychological and physical ill health, says the Royal College of General Practitioners.
Scheme is the first of its kind in the UK gives choice to terminally ill
More terminally-ill patients have chance to die at home
By SUE GYFORD
Published on Friday 14 October 2011 12:05
MORE terminally-ill patients are to have the opportunity to die at home thanks to a new scheme aimed at speeding up their discharge from hospital.
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