- Marie Curie welcomes government's first ever end of life care strategy Marie Curie Cancer Care has welcomed the government’s publication of the first ever end of life care strategy. Wednesday July 16, 2008
- Major care for the dying project launches in Somerset Marie Curie Cancer Care today [June 26, 2008] officially launches a major care for the dying project in Somerset. This project will be the sixth site in the Marie Curie Delivering Choice Programme – a major palliative care programme which helps patients with terminal illnesses to make the choice over their place of care and death. Thursday June 26, 2008
- Dying patients given greater choice to die at home at no extra cost to the NHS, King's Fund report concludes April 22, 2008: Significantly more people have been helped to choose to die in their own homes at no greater cost to the NHS as part of a Marie Curie led pilot project, an independent King’s Fund evaluation reveals today. Tuesday April 22, 2008
- Patients wanting home death fear they won't get the care they need February 26, 2008: Survey reveals perceived lack of support in community but thousands of hospital deaths could be avoided if government invests. Tuesday February 26, 2008
- Bespoke ambulance hits the road in Leeds October 19, 2007: A new bespoke ambulance, specially designed to transport people with terminal illnesses across Leeds quickly and comfortably, was today launched in the city. Friday October 19, 2007
- More patients in south-east London to have choice to die at home September 13, 2007: The Marie Curie Delivering Choice Programme – a major palliative care programme which supports patients with terminal illnesses in making the choice over their place of care – was officially launched today in south-east London at a breakfast event at Royal Festival Hall. Thursday September 13, 2007
- Respite service brings relief for carers in Tayside September 10, 2007: A new respite service is now available for people living in Tayside who are caring for someone with a life-limiting illness at home. Monday September 10, 2007
- Patients in Tayside to benefit from new bespoke ambulance June 01, 2007: A new ambulance service dedicated to transporting patients with life-limiting illnesses is now underway in Tayside. Friday June 1, 2007
- Leading charities join forces to improve choice at end of life April 10, 2007: Marie Curie Cancer Care and the King’s Fund are investing £500,000 in a major research initiative which aims to improve palliative care in the UK and help patients with life-limiting illnesses to choose where they are cared for and die. Tuesday April 10, 2007
- Delivering choice to terminally ill patients in Barnet March 27, 2007: An information sharing forum will today bring together frontline staff from across the health, social care and voluntary sector organisations in Barnet to learn more about the Marie Curie Delivering Choice Programme, which will get underway in the area at the beginning of April. Tuesday March 27, 2007
- New wheels mark first anniversary for rapid response nurses March 22, 2007: The Lincolnshire Rapid Response Team has this week taken delivery of a new Peugeot 1007, to aid the team’s nurses and health care assistants in attending to patients with life-limiting illnesses in their homes out of hours. Thursday March 22, 2007
- Lincolnshire discharge nurses mark first year March 06, 2007: Discharge Community Link Nurses Jo Hagens, based in Lincoln County Hospital, and Caroline Boyer, who works from Boston Pilgrim Hospital, are celebrating their first year in post this week – after facilitating the speedy discharge of 350 palliative care patients out of hospital. Tuesday March 6, 2007
- More terminally ill patients to be cared for at home in Leeds February 22, 2007: An ambulance service dedicated to transporting terminally ill patients from hospital to their preferred place of care is among four interventions to be launched in Leeds in the spring, which aim to improve the provision of palliative care so that many more terminally ill patients can make the choice over where they are cared for and die. Thursday February 22, 2007
- Green light for better palliative care in Tayside February 20, 2007: New and improved services which enable terminally ill patients across Tayside to be cared for and die in their place of choice will be implemented from April this year. Developed by the Marie Curie Delivering Choice Programme, the services, which are pilots and include a new dedicated palliative care ambulance and more respite hours for carers have been given the green light by local partners and stakeholders. Tuesday February 20, 2007
- Lincolnshire’s palliative care co-ordinators celebrate first birthday January 11, 2007: After helping more than 700 terminally-ill patients across Lincolnshire to be cared for in their place of choice so far, the Marie Curie Delivering Choice Programme’s Palliative Care Coordination Centre in Lincoln is to celebrate its first anniversary on 16 January. Thursday January 11, 2007
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