Marie Curie says the UK Government’s latest guidance on the six-person rule is causing further distress and confusion for bereaved families. The charity has seen a sharp spike in enquiries to their Information and Support Line over whether wakes can be held in people’s own homes.
Marie Curie responds to findings from a Welsh Government advisory group, led by Judge Ray Singh, looking at why ethnic minorities were at risk as coronavirus spread.
More than 25 health charities and welfare advice groups have warned that dying people in Northern Ireland are ‘falling through the cracks’ in the welfare system and are calling on Stormont to reform ‘cruel’ benefit laws for terminally ill people.
Today marks a full year that terminally ill people have been waiting for a review to be published by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) on how they access benefits.