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Macmillan warns new NHS ‘friends and family test’ falls short for patients
Ciarán Devane, Chief Executive of Macmillan Cancer Support, says:
“We welcome the Government’s recommendations announced today to improve the quality of nursing care in hospitals. The proposed ‘friends and family test’ is a good start to highlight which hospitals need to improve their care but it is too basic to make real improvements on the ground.
Devoted wife fears she could lose lifeline
COMMITMENT … loyal wife Betty Greenwell is determined to take care of ailing husband Wilf.
By PAUL KELLY
Published on Tuesday 22 May 2012 17:30
A LOYAL wife of a dementia sufferer with cancer has told of her fears over a vital support service they could lose.
The Home Support Service provides a lifeline for Betty Greenwell, 75, of Lilburn Close, East Boldon.
Betty is a devoted carer at home for her dementia-stricken husband Wilf, 86.
The couple were both widowed when they married 13 years ago and made a pledge to care for each other ‘in sickness and in health’.
It’s a commitment loving Betty is determined to see through as her husband also battles bowel cancer.
But she is angry that the future of the support service, funded jointly by South Tyneside Council and the borough’s Primary Care Trust (PCT), is uncertain.
Caring never stops with the amazing way Ty Hafan makes every life so worth while
At the start of children’s hospice week, Liz Rundle takes a look at 24 hours in the life of Ty Hafan
PEOPLE who visit Ty Hafan always comment on the peace, tranquillity, brightness and inspiration the hospice exudes.
But those on the inside know that to achieve this environment – and the highest level of care – a huge amount of work, dedication and professionalism goes on, just as much outside of the building than inside.
