Penny Warren Salisbury, UK warrenpenny788{at}gmail.com The small palliative care team that oncologist Thelma Bates set up in 1977 in St Thomas’ Hospital, London, was the first of its kind in the UK.... Read more »
Madonna has postponed her tour after being struck down with an illness that left her in intensive care. The US pop icon’s manager, Guy Oseary, said in a statement: “On Saturday June... Read more »
A man experienced homophobic abuse in a care home that left him with bruising on his body and an apparent cigarette burn on his hand, his partner has said, as he said... Read more »
A homicide investigation has been launched after the loss of life of a person at a care centre for adults with psychological well being and drug abuse points. The 60-year-old died after... Read more »
(Sharecast News) – Healthcare service provider Totally has secured a new contract worth up to £66m, it announced on Monday, for the provision of two urgent treatment centres in the south east... Read more »
My therapist told me she was dying the way someone else might admit to cancelling their gym membership. Oh no, she told me when I asked how her immunotherapy was going, she... Read more »
Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Patients needing urgent ambulances in London faced five-hour waits... Read more »
A gardener at a care home has won two awards for her highly-acclaimed work – maintaining her reputation as a serial winner of such prizes. Deborah Ruggins, head gardener at Abbotsleigh Mews... Read more »
Any chain with a weak link is vulnerable. That is a simple way to understand what is going wrong with the health and care system in this country. The weak link in... Read more »
Inflation and the cost-of-living crisis have contributed to a “tsunami” hitting Havering’s care home market, the director of adult services has said. However, at a meeting of Havering’s overview and scrutiny committee on October... Read more »
