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- 1Calls grow for UK MPs to fix broken end-of-life care●MPs, you told us clearly that end-of-life care in the UK is broken. So now we need you to fix it | Jane Turner By Jane T
Writing in the Guardian, Jane Turner urges MPs to act on end-of-life care, arguing that during the assisted dying debate politicians broadly agreed palliative care in the UK is in urgent need of reform. She says patients and their carers now expect Parliament to follow up its words with concrete fixes to a system she describes as broken.
- 2Valley Health System introduces hospice fellowship leadership●Hospice and Palliative Care Fellowship Program: Meet the leadership
Valley Health System has introduced the leadership team for its Hospice and Palliative Care Fellowship Program, which trains physicians in end-of-life and symptom management care. The announcement highlights the specialists who will guide fellows through clinical training in hospice and palliative medicine. The program reflects growing demand for palliative care expertise as populations age and end-of-life care needs rise.
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Hospice News has published an explainer on how palliative care operates within home health services, outlining how comfort-focused treatment is delivered to patients in their homes. The piece addresses how palliative care differs from hospice and how home health agencies integrate it alongside medical treatment, a topic of growing interest as demand for at-home care rises.