Every minute in the UK someone dies. That’s over half a million people a year, but many of us are still not receiving good end-of-life care or having our dying wishes met. This can cause unnecessary pain and suffering.
Category Archives: Carers
Modern technology is ‘life-changing’
Remote telemonitoring combines technology and services that enable patients with chronic diseases to test their vital signs
Doreen and Michael Howard from Larne, Co Antrim demonstrate to Eddie Ritson, Programme Director of Centre for Connected Health and Social Care (CCHSC), part of the Public Health Agency, how Mr Howard monitors his vital signs on hisTelemonitoring NI equipment.
Published on Thursday 19 January 2012 09:13
THE latest technology and healthcare are working hand in hand to help thousands of people in Northern Ireland with long term chronic conditions take more control of managing their health in their own homes.
Remote telemonitoring combines technology and services that enable patients with chronic diseases to test their vital signs such as pulse, blood pressure, body weight, temperature, blood glucose and oxygen levels at home on a daily basis. The service is now being rolled out to 3,500 patients across Northern Ireland per annum for a period of six years.
End-of-life care should be a positive experience
People deserve to have their end-of-life care wishes met
With the number of dying each year expected to increase, the government needs to make the right to a good death a priority
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Eve Richardson
- The Guardian,
Providing home-based end-of-life care should be a positive experience.
Selsey carers support and care for one another
Selsey supporters show value of caring for others
Published on Wednesday 18 January 2012 13:00
Caring for the carers is the philosophy of an extremely active group in Selsey – and its members want to reach out to help more of the ‘hidden carers’ who can often become isolated and have their dedicated efforts overlooked.
The Selsey and District Carers Support Group was set up in August 2000. Janet Harris MBE, the recently-deceased founder, started the group in her home, initially because she found herself so isolated when her husband became ill.
As she explained: “I discovered, like most fulltime carers, how incredibly lonely, exhausting, frightening, frustrating and thankless the situation can become with no support, help or advice for either my husband or myself.
“I did not choose to become a full-time carer; it happened overnight and out of necessity.”
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