Ombudsman service report that too many people are dying without dignity
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Marie Curie welcomes today’s report into investigations by the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman into complaints about end of life care.
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New research reveals the importance of involving volunteers to bridge the gap between hospice and community
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The initial survey of hospices found that 28% of respondents found volunteers brought positive community aspects to the hospice...
New report reveals the barriers preventing people with dementia from accessing quality end of life care
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Marie Curie launches new report in partnership with Alzheimer’s Society details the barriers preventing people living with dementia from accessing EOLC..
1.4 Million people could die in hospital against their wishes
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Over the course of the next Parliament, approximately 1.4 million people could die in hospital when their preference was to die at home.
Frankie Bridge sees first-hand the work of Marie Curie during hospice visit
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Frankie joins forces with P&G and Superdrug to help raise £100,000 for Marie Curie with the Feel Super campaign.
Marie Curie welcomes spotlight on the needs of people living with long-term conditions
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Currently, 44% of people in the UK who are in the last year of life have multiple long-term conditions. With people living longer, this figure will only rise..
Sir Ranulph Fiennes becomes oldest Brit to complete Marathon des Sables
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Sir Ranulph Fiennes has defied all the odds to become the oldest Briton to complete the Marathon des Sables – a gruelling, 256km, 6 day race in the desert.
Fiennes to face toughest day yet in desert marathon attempt
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Ranulph Fiennes, 71, will face the infamous ‘long stage’ of the Marathon des Sables today (Wednesday 08 April 2015), in his attempt to become the…
New research exposes inequities in care and support for terminally ill
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500 clinical professionals across the UK also reveal that a shortage of specialist palliative care services and difficulty of accessing social care.
Sir Ranulph Fiennes starts Marathon des Sables
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“I’m putting my life on the line for Marie Curie” - Sir Ranulph Fiennes. In a challenge that is dubbed the ‘toughest footrace on Earth’.
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