Patients in NI dying in hospital while waiting to be discharged due to lack of community care packages, national charity unveils
More than 200 patients died in Northern Ireland’s hospitals in 2017-18 while waiting to be discharged, Marie Curie has revealed. The terminal illness charity has…
Patients spend millions of unnecessary days in hospital, charity says
A new analysis of NHS figures by charity Marie Curie shows that patients in England spent million unnecessary days in hospital in 2018. NHS England’s…
Pioneering research to deliver person-centred care for people with progressive conditions
Researchers at the University of East Anglia and the University of Cambridge have developed a way to help people with progressive conditions receive better person-centred…
Multi-million-pound research grant set to improve care for people with dementia
The largest ever research grant to improve palliative and end of life care for people with dementia in the UK has been awarded to researchers…
Stairlift donation transforms life of woman with mobility needs
Credit: Bdaily As part of its continued partnership with Marie Curie, Acorn Stairlifts has donated a stairlift to a woman with restricted mobility to allow…
Marie Curie & Acorn Stairlifts announce partnership
"For families where quality of life is of the essence, fast access to a free stairlift means precious time can be spent at home" Leading…